Empowerment is a key aspect of relational, partnership-based care, and has been highlighted as a key outcome of group antenatal care (gANC). In order to explore how gANC facilitates empowerment, a systematic search and framework analysis of evaluations of gANC was undertaken. Findings from retrieved papers were mapped onto Zimmerman’s theory of empowerment. This suggested that gANC facilitates empowerment through helping others, knowledge about resources, self-efficacy and perceived control. However, situational awareness, decision making and problem solving were less apparent, indicating that birthing people might be further empowered if these mechanisms were incorporated into their care.
Wilson, CharlotteHunter, Louise
Oxford School of Nursing and Midwifery
Year of publication: 2023Date of RADAR deposit: 2022-12-06
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