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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.

Read the full publication here.

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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Across seven countries and diverse healthcare settings, GC_1000 turned a shared vision for group care into practical action.By the end of the project:🌍 7 countries participated📍 32 healthcare sites implemented group care👥 219 healthcare workers were trained🎓 46 in-country trainers were prepared to strengthen local capacity🤰 210 antenatal groups were conducted👶 19 postnatal groups were conducted🤱 12 groups continued from pregnancy into the postnatal period🗺️ 7 country-specific blueprints were developedThe project also produced a global implementation toolkit, a manual for assessing local context, training resources, and a growing body of research to support the adaptation, implementation, sustainability, and scale-up of group care.But these figures represent more than project milestones.They represent healthcare professionals building new skills, organizations transforming how care is delivered, and pregnant and parenting people experiencing care through participation, shared learning, and supportive relationships.Together, the seven GC_1000 country journeys created practical knowledge that can help other health systems introduce group care in ways that are locally relevant and grounded in its essential principles.Explore the project results:cordis.europa.eu/project/id/848147/results#GC1000 #groupcare #resultsbythenumbers #MaternalHealth #NewbornHealth #First1000Days #HealthEquity #GlobalHealth ...

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Seven countries. Seven contexts. One shared vision.Through GC_1000, group care was implemented across Belgium, Ghana, Kosovo, the Netherlands, South Africa, Suriname, and the United Kingdom.These countries represented different cultures, communities, resources, and healthcare systems. They also began from different starting points: Belgium, Suriname, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom had previous experience with group care, while the model was new in Ghana, Kosovo, and South Africa.That diversity was central to the project.GC_1000 was not designed to introduce one rigid program in seven locations. Instead, country teams worked with healthcare providers, stakeholders, and communities to understand what could support or hinder group care in each setting.Teams considered questions such as:• How is antenatal and postnatal care currently organized?• What do women and families need from their care?• What cultural and social factors shape participation?• What resources, spaces, staffing, and referral systems are available?• What changes would help providers deliver group care successfully?Those findings informed local implementation strategies, training, materials, and site-level plans.Adaptation did not mean losing the model’s foundation. Across settings, group care continued to bring together its three essential components: clinical assessment, interactive learning, and community building.What changed was how those components were delivered in ways that made sense locally.The seven-country experience reinforced an essential lesson: meaningful healthcare transformation is not achieved by copying and pasting a model. It requires listening, collaboration, local knowledge, and the flexibility to respond to each community and health system.The result was not one universal pathway, but seven country-specific journeys and a stronger foundation for implementing group care in other settings around the world.Discover the GC_1000 country stories and resources:https://www.groupcare1000.com/#GC1000 #GroupCare #MaternalHealth #HealthEquity #ImplementationScience #ContextMatters #First1000Days #GlobalHealth ...

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What did Group Care Global contribute to GC_1000?As a partner in the international GC_1000 consortium, Group Care Global brought extensive experience in the principles, facilitation, training, and implementation of group care.A central part of GCG’s contribution was helping healthcare teams understand not only what group care is, but how to put it into practice while preserving its essential components:• Individual clinical assessment within the group setting• Interactive, facilitated learning• Community building and peer supportGCG designed an interactive facilitator-training curriculum that uses a learning-by-doing approach. Rather than relying on lectures alone, the training gives healthcare providers and co-facilitators opportunities to practice the skills needed to guide meaningful, participatory group sessions.GCG also worked with CAI to develop a comprehensive series of implementation modules for GC_1000. Available in multiple languages, these resources help organizations explore, plan, introduce, and strengthen group care within their own health systems and communities.Throughout the project, GCG contributed its experience to the consortium’s shared learning—supporting the development of resources that can help teams move from initial planning to implementation, sustainability, and scale-up.This contribution reflects a core belief behind GCG’s work: successful group care cannot simply be copied from one setting to another. It must be implemented collaboratively, adapted thoughtfully, and supported by people with the skills to create respectful and empowering care experiences.The resources created through GC_1000 continue to support healthcare providers and organizations around the world.Explore the implementation modules:https://groupcare.global/group-care-implementation-modules/en/Explore the Group Care Toolkit:https://groupcare.global/resources/group-care-toolkit/#GroupCareGlobal #GC1000 #GroupCare #MaternalHealth #FacilitatorTraining #ImplementationScience #HealthEquity #First1000Days ...

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When people come together in a Group Care session, learning becomes a shared experience.While facilitators guide the conversation, participants bring something equally valuable: their own experiences, questions, insights, and encouragement. Hearing how others have navigated similar challenges can offer practical ideas, reassurance, and a sense of connection that no textbook can provide.Peer learning creates an environment where everyone contributes, everyone listens, and everyone grows together. It transforms care from a one-way conversation into a supportive community where knowledge is shared, confidence is built, and lasting relationships are formed.At Group Care Global, we believe that some of the most meaningful learning happens not just from experts but from each other.💬 What's something you've learned from someone else'#groupcarec#peerlearninge#CommunityLearningm#groupcareglobalG#CollaborativeLearningo#LearningTogethere#MaternalHealth##HealthEquityh#communitybuildingmmunityBuilding ...

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