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From Prenatal Through Childhood: What Infant Wellness Is All About At Nationwide Children’S Hospital, Sarah Gilbert May 2020

From Prenatal Through Childhood: What Infant Wellness Is All About At Nationwide Children’S Hospital, Sarah Gilbert

Masters Theses/Capstone Projects

This study aims to measure perceptions of family centered care among expectant mothers in Columbus while assessing potential racial differences in order to improve prenatal outcomes. In order to do this, surveys were distributed to pregnant women at 10 clinics providing prenatal care in Columbus and sleep sacks were provided to women who completed the survey. There was a total of 401 surveys collected between August 2019 and January 2020. The conclusion being that one in five women report not receiving family centered care during their prenatal appointments, however there was no racial difference for family centered care.