The Experience of Pregnant Women in the Health Management Model of Internet-Based Centering Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study

Abstract

Background CenteringPregnancy Care is a promising group prenatal care innovation that combines assessment, education, and peer support. In China, it is not clear how best to integrate the CenteringPregnancy Care into existing maternal health care models. This qualitative study aimed to explore Chinese pregnant women’s experience in the Internet-based CenteringPregnancy management model. Methods The Internet-based CenteringPregnancy was applied in a tertiary hospital between 2018 and 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei Province. Through purposive sampling, a total of 9 pregnant women who had experienced Internet-based CenteringPregnancy were recruited. A semi-structured interview was used to collect qualitative data, and Colaizzi’s 7-step method of phenomenological data analysis was used to analyze the collected data. Results Three themes were extracted from the participants’ interviews, including: 1) empowerment; 2) psychological and social support; 3) challenges of the Internet-based CenteringPregnancy. The Internet-based CenteringPregnancy management model retained advantages of CenteringPregnancy, emphasizing the pregnant woman as the subject of health care and promoting them to participate in health care. Participants believed that they could exchange pregnancy knowledge, help each other, and improve mood both timely and efficiently from the new model. However, it was found that there were challenges in seminar time arrangement, topic selection, and discussion management. Conclusion The Internet-based CenteringPregnancy management model positively affected pregnant women’s empowerment, psychological, and social support. It is recommended to improve the seminar’s design in future studies.

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