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Title: CenteringPregnancy March of Dimes Texas Chapter


1
CenteringPregnancyMarch of Dimes Texas Chapter
  • How providing funds, training, and support for
    sites is making a difference in the lives of
    Texas families.
  • CityMatCH Conference
  • August 26, 2007
  • Amy Johnson-Rubio, MPA
  • ajrubio_at_marchofdimes.com

2
Goals/Objectives of March of DimesCenteringPregna
ncy Initiative
  • Improve birth outcomes, increase social support,
    and increase prenatal care utilization using
    CenteringPregnancy
  • Implement in 18 sites by 12/08
  • Impact 1000 births by 12/08
  • Complete evaluation by 12/08
  • Develop long-term plan by 12/07

3
History of CenteringPregnancy Initiative
  • Targets diverse audience
  • Addresses prenatal care compliance/adequacy
  • Reaches women across Texas
  • Three-year pilot initiative
  • Partners systems utilized
  • CPPA, Texas Womans University, UT Tyler, March
    of Dimes volunteers/staff

4
Site Recruitment CenteringPregnancy Initiative
  • Request for Applications
  • Released 4 times resulting in 14 funded sites
  • Training offered prior to proposal development
  • Targeted presentations to potential sites

5
Results/Impact of CenteringPregnancy Initiative
  • Yale University study
  • Research Hypotheses for Texas Study Among
    pregnant women who participate in the CP program
  • Social support is inversely related to maternal
    stress.
  • Maternal stress is inversely related to the total
    number of CP sessions attended.
  • Social support and maternal stress explain
    variation in infant birth weight.
  • African American women have higher infant birth
    weights than the state of Texas avg. for African
    American women.

6
Results/Impact of CenteringPregnancy Initiative
7
Results/Impact of CenteringPregnancy Initiative
8
Limitations/Barriers of CenteringPregnancy
Initiative
  • Challenging to educate/recruit sites
  • Lack of published data
  • New concept in Texas
  • Length of implementation timeline
  • IRB approval
  • Project planning phase

9
Opportunities to Replicate CenteringPregnancy
Initiative
  • Involve volunteers
  • Identify financial resources
  • Partner with Centering Pregnancy and Parenting
    Association
  • Identify project point person

10
Next Steps/Conclusions CenteringPregnancy
Initiative
  • Complete Texas evaluation
  • Devise plan for long-term support
  • Consider opportunities for collaboration
  • Among March of Dimes chapters
  • With key partner organizations
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