Abstract
Objective
Explore current maternal and infant nutrition education practices and family medicine
primary care providers' views on a group care model to deliver nutrition education
to mother–infant dyads.
Design
In-depth interviews.
Setting
Family medicine clinics in 1 Midwestern US hospital system.
Participants
Family medicine primary care providers (n = 17) who regularly see infants during well-baby
visits.
Phenomenon of Interest
Current maternal and infant nutrition education practices; views on ideal way to deliver
nutrition education to mother–infant dyads; feedback on group care model to deliver
nutrition education to mother–infant dyads.
Analysis
Audio recordings transcribed verbatim and coded using conventional content analysis.
Results
Family medicine primary care providers are limited in the ability to provide maternal
and infant nutrition education and desire a different approach. Group care was the
preferred method; it was shared most frequently as the ideal approach to nutrition
education delivery and participants reacted favorably when presented with this model.
However, there were many concerns with group care (eg, moderating difficult conversations,
program implementation logistics, sufficient group volume, and interruption in patient–provider
relationship).
Conclusion and Implications
Family medicine primary care providers desire a different approach to deliver nutrition
education to mother–infant dyads in clinic. A group care model may be well-accepted
among family medicine primary care providers but issues must be resolved before implementation.
These results could inform future group care implementation studies and influence
provider buy-in.
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Published online: February 15, 2019
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