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Group Care Global‘s mission is to promote group health care for pregnant and parenting people, infants, partners, and their families to improve health and well-being.

To support this mission, Group Care Global collaborates with international partners to integrate Centering-Based Group Care into health systems.

As a US-based independent non-governmental organization, we commit to continuing to work in partnership with colleagues around the world to ensure that local knowledge, supportive relationships, and connection are at the forefront of how care is delivered and experienced. We value the lives of people wherever they live, respecting and celebrating the diversity that exists throughout the world, including differing abilities, sexuality, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, age, language, and economic and immigration status. We strive to strengthen meaningful collaboration based in equity, inclusion, and human dignity.

What is Group Care?

Want to learn more about Group Care? Here are two videos made through the GC_1000 initiative.

Stories about GroupCare

“Little Pearls, short group care stories with a large impact”. A joint publication of TNO, the KNOV, the Centering Nederland Foundation and Group Care Global. The book was first distributed in the English version at the GC_1000 launch meeting in Leiden, Netherlands, February 2020.

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Community Building

A Blueprint for the Newborn Neighbourhood

One of the three core components of Group Care is Community Building, both among participants in the group itself, as well as with the larger community where they live, work, and raise their families. The Blueprint is a community approach that connects (future) parents with neighborhood resources. Because it takes a neighbourhood to raise a child!

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What's the significance of our new article, written collaboratively among colleagues working in 12 countries? (From the Background section)Globally, alarmingly high rates of maternal and infant mortality and morbidity persist. A constellation of health system and social factors contribute to this, including poor quality and barriers to accessing health care, including preventive services. As such, there have been calls for a redesign of maternal and child health (MCH) services. Although group care has primarily been tested in antenatal settings, it offers a promising redesign that optimizes maternal and child health care, survival, and well-being. The purpose of this study was to produce a blueprint of an adapted group care model that integrates postnatal maternal care, well-child care, and family engagement to be adapted to realities of different settings.Gresh, A., Van Damme, A., Billings, D.L. et al. Integrating postnatal care into the redesign of group care beyond birth. Arch Public Health 83, 34 (2025). ... See MoreSee Less

Integrating postnatal care into the redesign of group care beyond birth - Archives of Public Health

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Background Globally, alarmingly high rates of maternal and infant mortality and morbidity persist. A constellation of health system and social factors contribute to this, including poor quality and ba...

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As a US-based independent non-governmental organization, we commit to continuing to work in partnership with colleagues around the world to ensure that local knowledge, supportive relationships, and connection are at the forefront of how care is delivered and experienced. We value the lives of people wherever they live, respecting and celebrating the diversity that exists throughout the world, including differing abilities, sexuality, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, age, language, and economic and immigration status. We strive to strengthen meaningful collaboration based in equity, inclusion, and human dignity.See more about our work at groupcare.global/ and groupcare1000.com/ (Photos from group care in Kosovo and Ghana, GC1000) ... See MoreSee Less

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Group Antenatal Care Start-Up in the Indian Private SectorCongratulations to collaborator extraordinaire, Dr. Tara Kinra! IntroductionThe introduction of the innovative group antenatal and postnatal care model into the private health sector in India has the potential to pivot the experiences of families during pregnancy and beyond. Growing evidence worldwide shows this model moves fragmented healthcare systems toward a more integrated model to improve quality in care and outcomes for mothers and children. The aim of this study was to better understand the challenges and benefits of implementation of the group model of antenatal care in the Indian private health sector for the purpose of improving quality of care.Kinra, Tara & Ramanathan, Vanisree & Umarji, Chinmay & Dublin, Peg & Rising, Sharon. (2024). Group Antenatal Care Start-Up in the Indian Private Sector: An Implementation Journey to Improve Quality of Care. Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare. 7. 191-196. DOI: 10.36401/JQSH-24-5. ... See MoreSee Less

Group Antenatal Care Start-Up in the Indian Private Sector: An Implementation Journey to Improve Quality of Care

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ABSTRACTIntroduction. The introduction of the innovative group antenatal and postnatal care model into the private health sector in India has the potential to pivot the experiences of families during ...

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2 months ago

A few years ago, we applied for the Racial Equity 2030 grant. We didn't receive the funding but learned a lot from the process. (Please see comments for a link to the awardees)We're sharing this video, which was made for the application, in this new year because we continue to believe in advancing equity though disruptive design of maternal-child healthcare and recognize how important these processes are. Group Care can play an important role. ... See MoreSee Less

Group Care Global Racial Equity 2030

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