judyin2son
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I work at a: Healthcare Facility
My job role is: Staff
I am interested in Centering because: New families need all the support they can get!
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Post by judyin2son on Jul 31, 2017 17:55:00 GMT -5
Hi, When scheduling the first group is there a recommended birth date range from which to draw potential members. I'm very new at this and the first time we were scrambling to get a group together and ended up with a big group but a wide range of birth dates, 4/15-6/19. Do folks add people after the first meeting if possible?
I appreciate any direction you can give. Thanks,
Judy
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Post by John Craine on Aug 1, 2017 5:23:46 GMT -5
Hi Judy, generally a big group is a good thing and we're happy to see that your recruitment / enrollment efforts are working  Normally we are looking to group women by due date within a month. But it's certainly not unusual for sites to have a 60 day gestational age range, especially at sites that have a small patient volume. So my first questions are: - How many new OBs do you see each month (on average)?
- What percentage of those new OBs are considered eligible for Centering based on your inclusion / exclusion criteria?
- What percentage of your Centering-eligible patients are you targeting for enrollment? (We recommend 60% as a target to strive for)
Divide that final number by 10 and that will give you an approximate of the number of groups you should plan to start each month.
We encourage sites to add people to group after the group has started provided it is not too disruptive to the group. Generally, a functional group will welcome new members and put them at ease pretty quickly.
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judyin2son
New Member
Posts: 9
I work at a: Healthcare Facility
My job role is: Staff
I am interested in Centering because: New families need all the support they can get!
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Post by judyin2son on Aug 1, 2017 13:30:08 GMT -5
Hi John, thanks for the input. I was referring to CenteringParenting. Would the strategy be the same for the Parenting groups only using baby birthdate in place of EDC? We'd never get enough babies in one month to start a group. We have a FP MD as the provider but only a small proportion of our base stays with us for well-baby care.
Judy
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Post by John Craine on Aug 1, 2017 15:03:14 GMT -5
Sorry Judy, silly me, I didn't look to see what forum this was posted in. Yes, I would replace EDC with baby birth date. It gets a bit trickier in Parenting because the visits are spaced at varying intervals and you may end up with children at different developmental stages. I am hoping someone else more familiar with scheduling CenteringParenting groups can provide some perspective on this.
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Post by ktrotter on Aug 8, 2017 9:21:27 GMT -5
Hi Judy
It sounds like this is doable. A two month range can work as long as you as pediatric provider can handle it! In other words, moving from a newborn to one month to two month old is just like everyday work. The difference in groups is tailoring the questions of the day a bit . I found it helpful for G&D to see what the two month old was doing compared to younger . The moms can also help reassure about the colic that eases up, etc. Sime say it's a little easier not to have all 2 month shots to give at once! Just be careful w more than 8 dyads so you can keep them all straight! Kathy Trotter, CNM FNP
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judyin2son
New Member
Posts: 9
I work at a: Healthcare Facility
My job role is: Staff
I am interested in Centering because: New families need all the support they can get!
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Post by judyin2son on Aug 10, 2017 12:09:46 GMT -5
Thanks Cathy,
The provider is OK with it, we just wanted to know if we were setting ourselves up for issues.
I agree, it's often instructive for the parents to see where they've been and where they might be going.
Best,
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Normally we are looking to group women by due date within a month. But it's certainly not unusual for sites to have a 60 day gestational age range, especially at sites that have a small patient volume. So my first questions are:
