@article{ajnr20197214,
author={{Aliem, Rehab Soliman Abd El and Mustafa, Shimaa Ahmed and Ellatef, Mona Abo Bakr Abd},
title={Effect of Applying Pregnancy Centered Care Model on Pregnant Women Health Behaviors and Prenatal Controls},
journal={American Journal of Nursing Research},
volume={7},
number={2},
pages={219--227},
year={2019},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajnr/7/2/14},
issn={2378-5586},
abstract={<b>Background: </b>Pregnancy Centered Care is a revolutionary model of prenatal care that offers education and prenatal care in a group setting that makes a positive contribution to the transition from conception to delivery rather than traditional hospital care. <b>The aim</b>: this study aimed to evaluate the effect of applying a pregnancy centered care model on pregnant women's health behaviors and prenatal controls. <b>Design: </b>A quasi-experimental design used to achieve the aim of this study. <b>Setting: </b>The present study conducted at an equipped room in the obstetric department, and outpatient clinic of the obstetrics and gynecological department of Benha University Hospital<b>. </b><b>Sample</b>: A purposive sample of 220 pregnant women aged between (15-35years) recruited for this study.<b> Tools:</b><b> using an interview questionnaire </b>to assess their socio-demographic characteristics and obstetric history of pregnant women. <b>Health behavior assessment scale</b> used to assess the health-promoting behaviors of pregnant women. The third tool was a <b>prenatal control questionnaire</b> that assesses the presence of minors' discomfort and prenatal controls. <b>Results</b>: The study results showed a highly statistically significant improvement in pregnant women prenatal health behaviors and prenatal controls after implementation of pregnancy centered care model at (p-value &lt;0.001). A positive statistically significant correlation revealed between total prenatal health behaviors score and improving good prenatal controls of pregnancy centered care group compared to hospital routine care group at (p-value &lt;0.001). <b>The </b><b>current study concluded </b>that the pregnancy centered care model associated with improved prenatal health behaviors and prenatal controls compared to routine hospital care<b>. </b><b>Recommendations: </b>the pregnancy centered care model is beneficial in improving maternal health behaviors and could be used as a model for best practices at antenatal clinics and as a guide for education and training of future maternity nurses.},
doi={10.12691/ajnr-7-2-14}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}