A randomized controlled trial compared enhanced group prenatal care (eGPC) with enhanced individual prenatal care (eIPC) among Medicaid-eligible pregnant people in California’s San Joaquin Valley.
Both care models yielded favorable prenatal and intrapartum care experiences, with no significant difference between group and individual approaches.
The mostly Latine, low-income population showed good but generally suboptimal care experience scores, emphasizing the need for ongoing improvement in prenatal care quality.