Group Prenatal and Group Baby Care With Refugees (Roberta Matern MD)

Phoenix is a major recipient of refugees for resettlement in the US. The Family Medicine Residency at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center works closely with the Arizona Health Department's Refugee Clinic and the International Rescue Committee (IRC). As such, we have many refugee patients from Burma, Bhutan, African nations and the Middle East. Recognizing the unique needs of these populations, especially for disease prevention and prenatal care, the residency and the IRC adapted Centering PregnancyTM and Centering ParentingTM to our refugees. For over 5 years, we have provided group prenatal and group baby care in a culturally appropriate manner, focusing on prevention, and health and safety, while also teaching residents how to facilitate group care. Our refugee patients, faculty, staff and residents all find this type of care to be satisfying and gratifying. This material: 1. Identifies the modifications needed for providing CenteringPregnancyTM and CenteringParentingTM care to refugee groups in a family medicine residency. 2. Identifies barriers to group care among refugee populations and discusses solutions. 3. Describes how residents can be involved with this type of care and what they can learn from it.
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