The first Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) Centering Pregnancy group has completed the program and reunited after delivery at TAMC on Nov. 13, 2014.
Centering Pregnancy, offered through TAMC Obstetrics/Gynecology, is a prenatal care program from the Centering Healthcare Institute that began in May 2014.
"Group care helps build community, increases motivation to learn and make positive changes, and improves understanding among participants through sharing," stated Christine Host, Centering Pregnancy Coordinator, TAMC.
This patient/family centered model approach to pregnancy, which begins at the beginning of the pregnancy and completes after the mother's first check-up, incorporates health assessments, prenatal education and support and aids women in having a more active role throughout the process.
Host expressed, "It has been a great pleasure to see the theories in action; to see patients proudly report to the group that they have made a positive change to the group and to see patients share their experiences and support each other."
The group gave the participants the opportunity to express their similar concerns or questions, to include the uncomfortable ones, freely.
"The group was so warm and welcoming and everyone that ran it were just so open, that it made it just a great experience. I hope we can do it again when we have our next baby," stated Christine Rose, mother participant of Centering Pregnancy.
The mothers were all excited to see each other again, after their deliveries and had nothing but good things to say about their time and experience with Centering Pregnancy.
"My experience with Centering was absolutely amazing. It was nice to have such a great support group and be around other moms who are going through this for the first time as well," stated Rose.
For more information on Centering, call 433-5933.
The mission of the Tripler Army Medical Center Obstetric and Gynecologic Department is to provide optimal health care to all female beneficiaries while training the future leaders of our profession in the premier training program in the Army system.
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