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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The project ended. The work continues.GC_1000 concluded in 2024, but its purpose was never limited to a four-year project. It was designed to build the knowledge, skills, tools, and relationships needed to help group care continue and grow.What comes next rests on three connected priorities:🌱 SustainabilityFor group care to last, it must become part of everyday healthcare delivery. That means maintaining trained facilitators, supporting local trainers, securing leadership and policy commitment, planning for reliable funding and resources, and continuing to listen to participants and providers.📈 Scale-upGrowth is about more than increasing the number of groups. It means expanding thoughtfully while protecting the model’s essential components: clinical assessment, interactive learning, and community building.The seven country blueprints, implementation toolkit, research, and training resources created through GC_1000 offer organizations a foundation for adapting and expanding group care in their own settings.🌍 ConnectionNo organization needs to do this work alone.The Group Care Community of Practice connects people working to implement, sustain, and scale group care around the world. Members can exchange resources, ask questions, share challenges and innovations, and learn from one another’s experiences.Participation is voluntary and free.GC_1000 showed what can happen when local knowledge and international collaboration come together. Its next chapter will be written by the healthcare providers, organizations, researchers, policymakers, and communities who continue putting those lessons into action.Learn about the Community of Practice:groupcare.global/cop/Explore the GC_1000 Toolkit:groupcare.global/resources/group-care-toolkit/Explore the Group Care implementation modules:groupcare.global/group-care-implementation-modules/en/#GC1000 #GroupCare #CommunityOfPractice #Sustainability #ScaleUp #MaternalHealth #HealthSystems #First1000Days ...
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The most powerful thing a facilitator can do is listen. 💛In Group Care, facilitation isn’t about having all the answers or doing all the talking. It’s about creating a space where participants feel comfortable sharing their experiences, asking questions, and learning from one another.By listening with intention, facilitators can help make room for every voice and encourage conversations that build knowledge, confidence, and connection.Because sometimes the most meaningful learning happens between participants themselves.#GroupCare #GroupCareGlobal #Facilitation #PeerLearning #CommunityBuilding #Listening ...
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From implementation to evidence.GC_1000 brought together researchers, healthcare professionals, implementers, and country teams to study how group care could be introduced, adapted, and sustained across diverse healthcare settings.The project’s research examined questions that matter in practice:🔎 What helps or hinders implementation?🌍 How does local context influence success?🤝 What encourages families to participate?🎓 What skills do group care facilitators need?💬 How do relationships and peer support shape the care experience?📈 What is needed for sustainability and scale-up?The results created a growing evidence base for healthcare providers, organizations, researchers, and policymakers.CORDIS lists 14 peer-reviewed articles connected to GC_1000, alongside nine public project reports and deliverables.The publications explore topics including:• Maternal satisfaction with group care• Contextual barriers and implementation enablers• Recruitment and referral into group antenatal care• Essential facilitation skills• The power of relationships in group care• Antenatal and postnatal group care models• Country implementation experiences and resultsA special issue of The Practising Midwife also brought several of these insights together for midwives and other maternity professionals helping translate research into accessible lessons for practice.Research matters when it can be used.By documenting successes, challenges, adaptations, and lessons across seven countries, GC_1000 created knowledge that can help future teams make informed decisions and avoid starting from zero.The project may have ended, but its evidence continues to support the implementation and advancement of group care around the world.Explore the publications and project results:cordis.europa.eu/project/id/848147/results#GC1000 #GroupCare #Research #EvidenceIntoPractice #MaternalHealth #ImplementationScience #Midwifery #First1000Days ...
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Happening tomorrow! 🌍Group Care Global is excited to be part of ICGMV’s 2026 Conference: The Power of Groups, exploring what makes Group Medical Visits effective.During Session 2: Implementation Track, Deborah Billings, PhD, and Astrid Van Damme, CNM, PhD, will present:“Centering-Based Group Prenatal Care Across Cultural Settings: Modification Processes for Successful Implementation.”📅 September 18, 2026🕚 11:55 AM ESTWe look forward to sharing insights and experiences on adapting and implementing group prenatal care across diverse cultural settings.#GroupCareGlobal #ICGMV #GroupMedicalVisits #GroupCare #PrenatalCare #Implementation #GMV #SMA ...
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