New prenatal program at Fort Campbell

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Story Created: Sat Jun 2, 2012 1:58 PM

Story Updated: Sat Jun 2, 2012 1:58 PM

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — A new prenatal program at Fort Campbell is gaining in popularity.

The Army post began offering a program called CenteringPregnancy last summer with help from Madisonville, Ky.-based Trover Health System.
Lt. Col. Robin O'Dell told The Kentucky New Era (http://bit.ly/MVTN38) that the approach works particularly well for the needs of the military community.
Pregnant women in the program get most of their prenatal treatment in support groups instead of individual visits with doctors.
Women who opt for the alternative approach join support groups that have four to 11 other women who all have due dates in the same month. A nurse, midwife or doctor meets with the women as a group for 10 sessions lasting two hours each.
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Information from: Kentucky New Era, http://www.kentuckynewera.com