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Williams V, Franco-Rowe C, Lopez C, Allison MA, Olds DL, Tung GJ. Coordination of family's care in an evidence-based nurse home visiting program. J Interprof Care 2024; 38:234-244. [PMID: 37855719 DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2023.2266452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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Interprofessional care coordination within evidence-based prevention programs like Nurse-Family Partnership® (NFP) is necessary to meet family needs and maximize program impact. This study aimed to describe the coordination of families' care in the NFP home visiting context. We used an adapted grounded theory approach and purposively sampled seven NFP sites. We conducted telephone interviews with 95 participants: 51 NFP staff (54%), 39 healthcare providers (41%), and 5 social service providers (5%). All interviews were recorded, transcribed, validated, and analyzed in NVivo11. Many community providers in all sites described their knowledge of the characteristics of the NFP intervention, including the strength of its evidence to achieve outcomes. Care coordination was dynamic and changed over time based on client needs and staff willingness to work together. Effective care coordination in the NFP context from the provider perspective is driven by shared knowledge, integrated systems, mission alignment, and individual champions who value the program.
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- Venice Williams
- Prevention Research Center for Family & Child Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Prevention Research Center for Family & Child Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Prevention Research Center for Family & Child Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Prevention Research Center for Family & Child Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
- Adult & Child Consortium for Health Outcomes Research & Delivery Science, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Prevention Research Center for Family & Child Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Colorado School of Public Health, Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy, Aurora, CO, USA
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Hennefield L, Gilbert K, Donohue MR, Tillman R, McCoy A, Diggs G, Paul ZA, Kohl PL, Luby JL. Early Emotion Development Intervention Improves Mental Health Outcomes in Low-Income, High-Risk Community Children. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 2024:10.1007/s10578-023-01639-1. [PMID: 38221601 DOI: 10.1007/s10578-023-01639-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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Children living in poverty and facing related forms of adversity are at higher risk for experiencing concurrent and later psychopathology. Although negative psychological outcomes can be improved by enhancing sensitive and responsive caregiving early in development, interventions targeting the caregiver-child dyad are not readily accessible. The present study investigated the feasibility and effectiveness of delivering a shortened eight-session form of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy-Emotion Development (PCIT-ED) in-person or remotely as an early intervention for 3-6-year-old children (N = 62) at elevated risk for psychopathology who were growing up in low-income communities. Caregiver-child dyads were randomized to eight-sessions of PCIT-ED or online parenting education. Relative to parenting education, children receiving PCIT-ED exhibited lower externalizing symptoms and functional impairment and more positive peer relationships following the intervention. Findings support the effectiveness of this shortened form of PCIT-ED, delivered in-person or remotely, as an early intervention to improve symptoms of psychopathology and functioning in high-risk children living in poverty.Trial registration Clinicaltrials.gov; NCT04399629.
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- Laura Hennefield
- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 4444 Forest Park, Suite 2100, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Saint Louis University, The Jennings School District, Jennings, MO, USA
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- Head Start/Early Head Start at the Urban League of Metropolitan, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology, College of Education, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
- The Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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Williams VN, McManus B, Brooks-Russell A, Yost E, Olds DL, Tung GJ. Cross-sector Collaboration Between Public Health, Healthcare and Social Services Improves Retention: Findings from a Nurse Home Visiting Program. PREVENTION SCIENCE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH 2023; 24:1209-1224. [PMID: 37209315 DOI: 10.1007/s11121-023-01538-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The study aimed to examine the association between cross-sector collaboration in Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), a model home visiting program, and participant retention. We used the 2018 NFP Collaboration Survey that measured agency-level collaboration, operationalized as relational coordination and structural integration, among nine community provider types (including obstetrics care, substance use treatment, child welfare). This dataset was linked to 2014-2018 NFP program implementation data (n = 36,900). We used random-intercept models with nurse-level random effects to examine the associations between provider-specific collaborations and participant retention adjusting for client, nurse, and agency characteristics. The adjusted models suggest that stronger relational coordination between nurses and substance use treatment providers (OR:1.177, 95% CI: 1.09-1.26) and greater structural integration with child welfare (OR: 1.062, CI: 1.04-1.09) were positively associated with participant retention at birth. Stronger structural integration between other home visiting programs and supplemental nutrition for women, infants, and children was negatively associated with participant retention at birth (OR: 0.985, CI: 0.97-0.99). Structural integration with child welfare remained significantly associated with participant retention at 12-month postpartum (OR: 1.032, CI: 1.01-1.05). In terms of client-level characteristics, clients who were unmarried, African-American, or visited by nurses who ceased NFP employment prior to their infant's birth were more likely to drop out of the NFP program. Older clients and high school graduates were more likely to remain in NFP. Visits by a nurse with a master's degree, agency rurality, and healthcare systems that implement the program were associated with participant retention. Cross-sector collaboration in a home visiting setting that bridges healthcare and addresses social determinants of health has potential to improve participant retention. This study sets the groundwork for future research to explore the implications of collaborative activities between preventive services and community providers.
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- Venice Ng Williams
- Prevention Research Center for Family & Child Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, USA.
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- Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, USA
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- Department of Community Behavioral Health, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, USA
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- National Service Office for Nurse-Family Partnership and Child First, Denver, USA
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- Prevention Research Center for Family & Child Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, USA
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- Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, USA
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Babatunde GB, Akintola O. Beyond Access: Can a School Health Initiative Facilitate Healthcare Services Utilisation for School-Going Children? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:6448. [PMID: 37568989 PMCID: PMC10418310 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20156448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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Accessing quality healthcare services is critical to addressing the different health challenges confronting school-going children, especially those in low-resource communities. However, the evidence of access to services is utilisation and not the mere availability of such services. This study explored caregivers' descriptions of the factors influencing the access and utilisation of quality healthcare services for school-going children and their perceptions of the services provided through the integrated school health programme in South Africa. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 17 caregivers of school-going children in three low-resource communities of KwaZulu-Natal province. The data was analysed using thematic analysis, and the themes were clustered using components of the Aday and Andersen framework for access. Despite the efforts to expand the coverage and range of services provided through the Integrated School Health Programme (ISHP), we identified various factors that undermine the overall aim of the ISHP. Financial constraints, distance to health facilities, poor communication and information dissemination systems, low literacy levels, healthcare workers' negative attitudes, and long waiting periods at the referral sites constitute barriers to service utilisation. Specific attention should be paid to improving the communication system between the school-health team and the caregivers, providing support for transportation, improving the attitude of the clinic staff, and providing follow-up services for children referred for further screening and treatment.
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- Gbotemi Bukola Babatunde
- School of Public Health, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town 7535, South Africa;
- Graduate School of Professional Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208, USA
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- School of Public Health, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town 7535, South Africa;
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Miller M, Arnett AB, Shephard E, Charman T, Gustafsson HC, Joseph HM, Karalunas S, Nigg JT, Polanczyk GV, Sullivan EL, Jones EJH. Delineating early developmental pathways to ADHD: Setting an international research agenda. JCPP ADVANCES 2023; 3:e12144. [PMID: 37753147 PMCID: PMC10519745 DOI: 10.1002/jcv2.12144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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Background Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent, impairing, and highly heritable condition typically diagnosed in middle childhood. However, it is now recognized that symptoms emerge much earlier in development. Research focused on understanding-using multiple units of analysis-the cascade of early-life (i.e., prenatal-infant-toddler) developmental changes that will later emerge as ADHD has the potential to transform early identification, prevention, and intervention. To this end, we introduce the recently established Early ADHD Consortium, an international network of investigators engaged in prospective, longitudinal studies of risk for ADHD beginning early in life, conducted within a developmental framework, and which incorporate multimethod approaches. This network seeks to harmonize measures and methodological approaches to increase the potential for data sharing and subsequent impact. Methods This perspective paper highlights the importance of investigating pre-diagnostic markers of ADHD, and potential models and mechanisms of ADHD risk and development, with the long-term objective of facilitating development of preemptive interventions that will minimize the impact of ADHD symptoms on everyday functioning and maximize health and developmental outcomes. Results We selectively describe key challenges and questions for this field related to theoretical models and developmental mechanisms in ADHD and recommend next steps for the science, including methodological, measurement, and study design considerations. We then describe potential implications for preemptive intervention development. We conclude by considering other issues including ethical concerns and the critical value of incorporating stakeholder input. Conclusions It is hoped that this perspective puts forth a research agenda that will enhance collaborative efforts and accelerate progress in understanding developmental mechanisms and the early ADHD phenotype, with implications for early intervention enhancement of healthy development for infants, young children, and their families.
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- Meghan Miller
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and MIND InstituteUniversity of CaliforniaDavisCaliforniaUSA
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- Division of Developmental MedicineBoston Children's HospitalBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Department of PediatricsHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of PsychiatryFaculdade de Medicina FMUSPUniversidade de São PauloSao PauloBrasil
- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN)King's College LondonLondonUK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN)King's College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of PittsburghPittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of Psychological SciencesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of PsychiatryOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandOregonUSA
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- Department of PsychiatryFaculdade de Medicina FMUSPUniversidade de São PauloSao PauloBrasil
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- Department of PsychiatryOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandOregonUSA
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- Centre for Brain and Cognitive DevelopmentBirkbeck, University of LondonLondonUK
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Lewis KN, Tilford JM, Goudie A, Beavers J, Casey PH, McKelvey LM. Cost-benefit analysis of home visiting to reduce infant mortality among preterm infants. J Pediatr Nurs 2023:S0882-5963(23)00111-2. [PMID: 37183165 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2023.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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PURPOSE The Following Baby Back Home (FBBH) visiting program, which is provided by nurse and social worker teams, supports families of low-birthweight preterm infants after discharge from a neonatal intensive care unit. Enrollment in the FBBH program has been documented to reduce the likelihood of infant death. In this study, we conducted a cost-benefit analysis of the FBBH program. DESIGN AND METHODS Infants enrolled in the FBBH program (N = 416) were identified through administrative records. Infants in the FBBH program were propensity score matched with comparison infants to estimate the difference in healthcare costs in the first year of life. RESULTS Infants enrolled in the FBBH program incurred similar medical care costs compared to a comparison group. Avoided deaths, program costs, healthcare costs resulted in net economic benefits of the FBBH program to avoid infant death estimate at $83,020, cost per life saved at $3080, and benefit-to-cost ratio at 27.95. CONCLUSIONS The FBBH program's net economic benefits from avoided deaths suggest a substantial return on investment of resources, yielding benefits in excess of program and healthcare costs. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS It is economically beneficial to provide home visiting services to families of low-birthweight babies by a team comprised of a registered nurse and social worker.
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- Kanna N Lewis
- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States of America.
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States of America
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States of America; Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, Little Rock, AR, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States of America
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- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States of America
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Hare MM, Landis TD, Hernandez M, Graziano PA. Mental health prevention and treatment programs for infants experiencing homelessness: A systematic review. EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH 2023; 9:162-172. [PMID: 38817740 PMCID: PMC11136483 DOI: 10.1080/23794925.2023.2169971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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Experiencing homelessness in infancy has been linked to negative physical and mental health outcomes. Parental well-being and the parent-infant relationship can also be negatively impacted by experiencing homelessness. While numerous parent-based infant mental health programs have been identified by a recent review, the goal of this study was to further determine the extent to which these existing programs were developed and/or examined with at-risk populations such as families experiencing homelessness. Out of 60 programs identified by Hare et al., in press, only three had been implemented specifically in shelter settings with infants 0-12 months (Parent-Infant Psychotherapy, New Beginnings, and My Baby's First Teacher). Additionally, when examining programs that began in later infancy (after 12 months), only 2 programs were implemented in shelter settings (Incredible Years and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy). Implications for research, policy, and clinicians regarding implementation of evidence-based prevention/treatment programs for parents and their infants experiencing homelessness are discussed.
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- Megan M Hare
- Center for Children and Families, Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, FL
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- Center for Children and Families, Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, FL
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
- Psychology Service, Texas Children's Hospital
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- Center for Children and Families, Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, FL
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- Center for Children and Families, Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, FL
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Cavallaro FL, Gilbert R, Wijlaars LP, Kennedy E, Howarth E, Kendall S, van der Meulen J, Calin MA, Reed L, Harron K. Characteristics of enrolment in an intensive home-visiting programme among eligible first-time adolescent mothers in England: a linked administrative data cohort study. J Epidemiol Community Health 2022; 76:991-998. [PMID: 36198485 DOI: 10.1136/jech-2021-217986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Intensive home visiting for adolescent mothers may help reduce health disparities. Given limited resources, such interventions need to be effectively targeted. We evaluated which mothers were enrolled in the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP), an intensive home-visiting service for first-time young mothers commissioned in >130 local authorities in England since 2007. METHODS We created a population-based cohort of first-time mothers aged 13-19 years giving birth in English National Health Service hospitals between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2017, using administrative hospital data linked with FNP programme, educational and social care data. Mothers living in a local authority with an active FNP site were eligible. We described variation in enrolment rates across sites, and identified maternal and FNP site characteristics associated with enrolment. RESULTS Of 110 520 eligible mothers, 25 680 (23.2% (95% CI: 23.0% to 23.5%)) were enrolled. Enrolment rates varied substantially across 122 sites (range: 11%-68%), and areas with greater numbers of first-time adolescent mothers achieved lower enrolment rates. Mothers aged 13-15 years were most likely to be enrolled (52%). However, only 26% of adolescent mothers with markers of vulnerability (including living in the most deprived areas and ever having been looked after as a child) were enrolled. CONCLUSION A substantial proportion of first-time adolescent mothers with vulnerability markers were not enrolled in FNP. Variation in enrolment across sites indicates insufficient commissioning of places that is not proportional to level of need, with mothers in areas with large numbers of other adolescent mothers least likely to receive support.
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- Francesca L Cavallaro
- Population Policy and Practice, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Population Policy and Practice, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Population Policy and Practice, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Children, Young Adults and Families Directorate, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- School of Psychology, University of East London, London, UK
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- Centre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
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- Department of Health Services Research & Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London, UK.,Clinical Effectiveness Unit, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, UK
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- Family Nurse Partnership and Intensive Parenting National Unit, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, London, UK
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- Family Nurse Partnership and Intensive Parenting National Unit, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, London, UK
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- Population Policy and Practice, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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Waters CS, Cannings-John R, Channon S, Lugg-Widger F, Robling M, Paine AL. The impact of a specialist home-visiting intervention on the language outcomes of young mothers and their children: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. BMC Psychol 2022; 10:224. [PMID: 36151554 PMCID: PMC9508755 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-022-00926-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Young mothers are more likely to provide a suboptimal early language environment for their children who in turn show impairments in their language development, yet few studies have used observational methods to assess the effectiveness of home-visiting programmes in improving the language outcomes of young mothers and their children. The Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) is a licensed home-visiting intervention developed in the USA and introduced into practice in England. The intervention involves up to 64 structured home visits from early pregnancy until the child's second birthday by specially recruited and trained Family Nurses. We assessed the effectiveness of FNP in improving the language outcomes of first-time teenage mothers and their infants. METHOD We conducted a pragmatic, non-blinded, randomised controlled trial to test whether the FNP programme improved mothers' and children's language production at 24 months postpartum. Eligible participants were nulliparous, aged 19 years or younger, and were recruited at less than 25 weeks' gestation from community midwifery settings (Country). Pregnant young mothers were randomly assigned to FNP plus usual care (n = 243) or usual care alone (n = 233). At 24 months postpartum, mother-child dyads were observed during a standardised free-play task with their first-born child and features of their language production was coded. Data was analysed using multi-level modelling; linear or poisson/negative binomial regression models were used as appropriate. RESULTS A small effect of FNP on mothers' productive language was detected, where mothers in the FNP group demonstrated higher mean length of utterances than mothers who received usual care alone, mean difference (adjusted by minimisation variables and by site, linear regression) = 0.10, p < .05, 95% CI (0.004-0.20), d = .18. No differences were detected between groups regarding other characteristics of maternal language or children's language outcomes. CONCLUSION This observational study conducted within the context of a randomised-controlled trial suggests that the FNP home-visiting programme may have a small, but potentially important impact on young mothers' speech to their toddlers. Exploratory analyses identified family environment, maternal, and child related predictors of the language outcomes of young mothers and their offspring. Trial registration This trial is registered with ISRCTN, number ISRCTN23019866, 20/04/2009.
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- Cerith S Waters
- Cardiff University Centre for Human Developmental Science, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, Wales, UK.
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- Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4YS, Wales, UK
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- Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4YS, Wales, UK
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- Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4YS, Wales, UK
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- Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4YS, Wales, UK
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- Cardiff University Centre for Human Developmental Science, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, Wales, UK
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Væver MS, Krogh MT, Stuart AC, Madsen EB, Haase TW, Egmose I. Understanding Your Baby: protocol for a controlled parallel group study of a universal home-based educational program for first time parents. BMC Psychol 2022; 10:223. [PMID: 36138482 PMCID: PMC9502638 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-022-00924-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Infant mental health represents a significant public health issue. The transition to parenthood provides optimal opportunities for supporting parenting competence. Especially parental mentalization, i.e. the caregiver’s ability to notice and interpret the child’s behavior in terms of mental states, is important in infancy where the caregiver-infant communication is based solely on the infant’s behavioral cues.
Methods This study evaluates the efficacy of the intervention Understanding Your Baby (UYB) compared to Care As Usual (CAU) in 10 Danish municipalities. UYB aims at promoting parental competence in new parents by supporting them in noticing their infants’ behavioral cues and interpreting them in terms of mental states. Participants will be approximately 1,130 singletons and their parents. Inclusion criteria are first-time parents, minimum 18 years old, living in one of the 10 municipalities, and registered in the Danish Civil Registration Register (CPR). Around 230 health visitors deliver the UYB as part of their routine observation of infant social withdrawal in the Danish home visiting program. During an interaction between the health visitor and the infant, the health visitor articulates specific infant behaviors and helps the caregivers interpret these behaviors to mental states. The study is a controlled parallel group study with data obtained at four time points in two phases: First in the control group receiving the publicly available postnatal care (CAU), secondly in the intervention group after UYB implementation into the existing postnatal services. The primary outcome is maternal competence. Secondary measures include paternal competence, parental stress, parental mentalizing, and infant socioemotional development. Analysis will employ survey data and data from the health visitors’ register.
Discussion Results will provide evidence regarding the efficacy of UYB in promoting parenting competences. If proved effective, the study will represent a notable advance to initiating the UYB intervention as part of a better infant mental health strategy in Denmark. Conversely, if UYB is inferior to CAU, this is also important knowledge in regard to promoting parenting competence and infant mental health in a general population.
Trial registrationhttps://ClinicalTrials.gov with ID no. NCT03991416. Registered at 19 June 2019—Retrospectively registered, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03991416 Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40359-022-00924-3.
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- Mette Skovgaard Væver
- Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 2A, Building 03-2-216, 1353, Copenhagen K, Denmark.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 2A, Building 03-2-216, 1353, Copenhagen K, Denmark
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- Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 2A, Building 03-2-216, 1353, Copenhagen K, Denmark
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- Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 2A, Building 03-2-216, 1353, Copenhagen K, Denmark
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- Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 2A, Building 03-2-216, 1353, Copenhagen K, Denmark
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- Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 2A, Building 03-2-216, 1353, Copenhagen K, Denmark
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Bates RA, Ford JL, Justice LM, Pickler RH, Singletary B, Dynia JM. Relationships among caregiving, stress, and self-regulation in toddlers living in poverty. J Pediatr Nurs 2022; 66:184-190. [PMID: 35835016 PMCID: PMC9793103 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2022.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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PURPOSE The Developmental Psychobiological Model of Experiential Canalization (DPMEC) proposes that conditions of poverty-related adversity influence child self-regulation through parental caregiving, stress hormones, and the child's genetics. However, empirical findings investigating these relationships with prolonged stress hormones are mixed. Further, the relationships among conditions of adversity with prolonged stress hormones have seldom been investigated in toddlers living in poverty. Guided by the DPMEC, we examined the relationships among maternal caregiving, prolonged stress, and self-regulation in toddlers living in poverty in the United States, to include examining whether toddler prolonged stress mediated relations between maternal caregiving and child self-regulation. DESIGN AND METHODS Participants were mothers and toddlers (20 to 24 months of age) living in poverty, who provided hair samples to measure four months of average cortisol concentration to estimate prolonged stress. We used observational measures to examine maternal caregiving and indirect report to measure children's self-regulation. RESULTS Findings did not support the role of toddler prolonged stress in mediating the relationship between maternal caregiving and toddler self-regulation. However, multiple linear regression models showed that higher levels of maternal emotionally supportive caregiving significantly predicted better toddler soothability (b = 0.90; p = .03; 95% CI [0.10, 1.69]; partial correlation = 0.26). CONCLUSIONS This study adds partial support for the DPMEC to represent associations between maternal caregiving and toddler self-regulation for mothers and toddlers experiencing poverty. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS While these data come from an observational study, pediatric nurses may consider assessing maternal supportive caregiving upon reports of poor toddler soothability.
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- Randi A Bates
- University of Cincinnati College of Nursing, United States of America; College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, United States of America; Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, The Ohio State University, United States of America.
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- College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, United States of America.
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- Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, The Ohio State University, United States of America.
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- College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, United States of America.
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- Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, The Ohio State University, United States of America.
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- Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, The Ohio State University, United States of America.
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Condon EM, Tobon AL, Holland ML, Slade A, Mayes L, Sadler LS. Examining Mothers' Childhood Maltreatment History, Parental Reflective Functioning, and the Long-Term Effects of the Minding the Baby® Home Visiting Intervention. CHILD MALTREATMENT 2022; 27:378-388. [PMID: 33678048 DOI: 10.1177/1077559521999097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Research is needed to better understand how childhood maltreatment history affects parental reflective capacities, and whether early childhood interventions help mitigate these effects. We examined associations between childhood maltreatment and current parenting (parental reflective functioning, parenting behaviors) among mothers who participated in a follow-up study (N = 97) of the Minding the Baby® (MTB) randomized control trial. MTB is a home visiting program that aims to help mothers understand their child's mental states (feelings, intentions, needs) by promoting parental reflective functioning. Mothers retrospectively reported childhood maltreatment using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. Endorsing a higher number of childhood maltreatment subtypes was associated with less supportive/engaged parenting and higher pre-mentalizing modes, or difficulty with appropriately reflecting on the child's mental states. These relationships were not moderated by participation in the MTB intervention. However, exploratory analyses of individual maltreatment subtypes revealed that participation in MTB may mitigate the harmful effects of childhood emotional abuse on pre-mentalizing modes, specifically. Further research is needed to understand the mechanisms through which early childhood interventions may prevent intergenerational cycles of maltreatment.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, 12321Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- 12228Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, USA
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- 16230Yale School of Nursing, Orange, CT, USA
- 12228Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, USA
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Williams VN, Lopez CC, Tung GJ, Olds DL, Allison MA. A case study of care co-ordination between primary care providers and nurse home visitors to serve young families experiencing adversity in the Northwestern United States. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY 2022; 30:1400-1411. [PMID: 34114696 DOI: 10.1111/hsc.13470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Revised: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nurse home visitors in Nurse-Family Partnership® (NFP) work with mothers experiencing social and economic adversities to improve their and their children's health. Collaboration between nurse home visitors and primary care providers (PCPs: healthcare providers and social workers embedded within obstetrics, paediatrics and family medicine practices) can improve service delivery for families experiencing the greatest adversities. However, little is known about how and to what extent PCPs collaborate with home visiting nurses. We conducted a single exploratory case study between April 2019 and February 2020 to better understand how PCPs collaborate with home visiting nurses to meet family needs in one NFP site, purposefully selected for strong collaboration. We conducted in-depth qualitative interviews with 22 PCPs, including 5 nurses, 7 physicians, 7 social workers and 3 non-direct care professionals, including patient navigator and hospital executives. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, validated and coded inductively. Codes were grouped into broader categories and thematic memos across provider role were written to triangulate perspectives. Healthcare providers interacted with home visiting nurses mainly during the referral process, while social workers provided more specific examples of service co-ordination. In this case study, we saw mutual awareness, co-operation and collaboration to serve families with high needs. Even in this case, purposefully selected to represent strong collaboration, there were opportunities to enhance co-ordination to improve the health and social needs of young families experiencing adversity.
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- Venice Ng Williams
- Prevention Research Center for Family and Child Health, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Prevention Research Center for Family and Child Health, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Health Systems, Management and Policy, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Prevention Research Center for Family and Child Health, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Prevention Research Center for Family and Child Health, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
- Child Health Clinic, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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Adams C, Hooker L, Taft A. A systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis of the roles of home-visiting nurses working with women experiencing family violence. J Adv Nurs 2022; 79:1189-1210. [PMID: 35285982 DOI: 10.1111/jan.15224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Revised: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS To systematically review and synthesize qualitative research exploring home-visiting nurses' roles and identify the challenges for nurses working with women experiencing family violence. DESIGN We undertook a thematic synthesis of qualitative studies, focusing on the family violence work of nurse home visitors. DATA SOURCES A systematic search of four scientific databases (ProQuest Central, CINAHL, MEDLINE, EMBASE) was undertaken in August 2021. Grey literature was searched, including government and non-government research documents, theses, clinical guidelines, policy documents and practice frameworks. REVIEW METHODS Inclusion criteria included research from high-income countries, peer-reviewed qualitative studies in English published from 1985 to 2021, and included research on home-visiting nurse family violence practice. The first author conducted the data search and the initial screening. The first and second authors independently reviewed the full text of 115 papers, identifying 26 for inclusion in the thematic synthesis (Figure 1-PRISMA flowchart). RESULTS The thematic synthesis identified two themes: (1) relationship building-with the client, with services and with colleagues/self; and (2) family violence practice-ask/screen, validate/name, assess risk/safety plan and safeguard children. CONCLUSION The thematic synthesis confirmed the multiple roles fulfilled by home-visiting nurses and enabled insight into the challenges they face as they undertake complex and demanding work. The roles of the home-visiting nurse have evolved, with the initial focus on safeguarding children leading to broader family violence nursing practice roles, including the identification of family violence and safety planning discussions with women. IMPACT Our meta-synthesis has confirmed the high-level communication and rapport-building skills required by nurses undertaking complex and conflicting roles. Nurses need support and supervision to undertake emotionally demanding work. Integrated health systems, clinical practice guidelines and tools, and training programmes need to encompass the breadth and complexity of the roles of these specialist practitioners.
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- Catina Adams
- Judith Lumley Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Judith Lumley Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Rural Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
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- Judith Lumley Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Petitclerc A, Brooks-Gunn J. Home Visiting and Early Childhood Education for Reducing Justice System Involvement. PREVENTION SCIENCE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH 2022; 23:982-995. [PMID: 35267178 DOI: 10.1007/s11121-022-01363-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Early childhood intervention is particularly cost-beneficial when it reduces justice involvement, but ingredients that contribute to this outcome are unknown. The goal of this study was to estimate the effects of two common early childhood intervention ingredients-home visits and center-based education-on juvenile justice involvement. The Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP) randomized 1090 premature and low-birth-weight babies to intervention or control groups. Intervention group families were offered home visits from birth to age 3 years and high-quality center-based early childhood education from ages 1 to 3 years, but varied in their take-up of each intervention component. We estimated (1) intent-to-treat effects and (2) the effects of families' level of participation in each intervention component, using a novel stratification approach to minimize the impact of self-selection bias on dosage. Outcomes were children's risk of being stopped by police, arrested, or incarcerated, by age 18 years. Intent-to-treat analyses showed no effects of the IHDP for both sexes combined, nor for girls only, on any of the three outcomes, but there was an intent-to-treat effect on boys' risk of being arrested, OR = 0.43 (95% CI 0.24, 0.76). Analyses of dosage effects showed that, for both sexes combined, participation in the center-based educational component decreased the odds of being stopped by the police by 3% for each month of services. For boys only, the odds of being arrested decreased by 4% with each month of home visits and by 4% with each month of center-based educational services. We conclude that high-quality center-based early childhood education and, to some extent, home visits, reduce justice involvement among biologically vulnerable children, especially boys.
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- Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.,College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Waechter R, Burgen KS, Punch B, Evans R, Blackmon K, Noël T, Fernandes M, Landon B. Improving neurodevelopment in Zika-exposed children: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2022; 16:e0010263. [PMID: 35259172 PMCID: PMC8903297 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND While microcephaly is a significant adverse outcome of prenatal exposure to the Zika virus (ZIKV), subtle malformations of cortical development (MCD) have been observed in Zika-exposed children (ZEC), including delays in language, cognition, and motor domains, and visual acuity deficits. Interventions within the first 1,000 days of life can significantly improve developmental outcomes. This study examined a 12-week Responsive Caregiving Intervention on neurodevelopmental outcomes in 24-30-month-old ZEC. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS A randomized controlled trial was implemented in Grenada, West Indies using an existing ZIKV cohort surveillance study. When children in that study turned 24 months, baseline child neurodevelopmental measures and caregiver interviews were administered. Caregivers who agreed to participate in the 12-week Responsive Caregiving Intervention, implemented when children were 24-30 months of age, were randomly assigned to the Intervention or Waitlist Control group. Children in both groups were re-assessed on the neurodevelopmental measures post-intervention. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE 233 children from the ZIKV surveillance study met inclusion criteria, of which n = 80 declined participation, n = 42 did not complete the Intervention, and n = 72 missed follow-up assessments given strict timelines in the study design. The final sample for analysis was N = 13 children in the Intervention group and N = 26 children in the Control group. A GEE model analysis showed significantly higher language (p = 0.021) and positive behaviour (p = 0.005) scores for children in the Intervention group compared to the Control group. The Intervention had a medium effect on child language (d = 0.66) and a large effect on positive behaviour (d = 0.83). A 12-week Responsive Caregiving Intervention Programme significantly improves language and positive behaviour scores in 30-month-old normocephalic children who were exposed to ZIKV in utero. The programme provides an option for mothers of ZIKV-exposed children who are seeking an evidence-based neurodevelopmental intervention regardless of known impact of the virus on cortical formation. TRIAL REGISTRATION The study was registered with clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04697147).
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- Randall Waechter
- Department of Neuroscience, Physiology, and Behavioral Sciences; School of Medicine; St George’s University; Grenada, West Indies
- Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation; St. George’s University; Grenada, West Indies
- Caribbean Center for Child Neurodevelopment at WINDREF; Grenada, West Indies
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- Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation; St. George’s University; Grenada, West Indies
- Caribbean Center for Child Neurodevelopment at WINDREF; Grenada, West Indies
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- Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation; St. George’s University; Grenada, West Indies
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- Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation; St. George’s University; Grenada, West Indies
- Caribbean Center for Child Neurodevelopment at WINDREF; Grenada, West Indies
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- Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation; St. George’s University; Grenada, West Indies
- Mayo Clinic; Department of Psychiatry and Psychology; Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
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- Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation; St. George’s University; Grenada, West Indies
- Office of Research; St. George’s University; Grenada, West Indies
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- Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation; St. George’s University; Grenada, West Indies
- Faculty of Medicine; Department of Paediatrics; University Hospitals Southampton; University of Southampton; Southampton, United Kingdom
- Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health; John Radcliffe Hospital; University of Oxford; Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation; St. George’s University; Grenada, West Indies
- Caribbean Center for Child Neurodevelopment at WINDREF; Grenada, West Indies
- School of Graduate Studies; St. George’s University; Grenada, West Indies
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Londono Tobon A, Condon E, Sadler LS, Holland ML, Mayes LC, Slade A. School age effects of Minding the Baby-An attachment-based home-visiting intervention-On parenting and child behaviors. Dev Psychopathol 2022; 34:55-67. [PMID: 32907642 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579420000905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Multiple interventions have been developed to improve the caregiver-child relationship as a buffer to the effects of early life adversity and toxic stress. However, relatively few studies have evaluated the long-term effects of these early childhood interventions, particularly on parenting and childhood behaviors. Here we describe the early school-age follow-up results of a randomized controlled trial of Minding the Baby ® (MTB), a reflective, attachment-based, trauma-informed, preventive home-visiting intervention for first-time mothers and their infants. Results indicate that mothers who participated in MTB are less likely to show impaired mentalizing compared to control mothers two to eight years after the intervention ended. Additionally, MTB mothers have lower levels of hostile and coercive parenting, and their children have lower total and externalizing problem behavior scores when compared to controls at follow-up. We discuss our findings in terms of their contribution to understanding the long-term parenting and childhood socio-emotional developmental effects of early preventive interventions for stressed populations.
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- Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- Yale School of Nursing, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- Yale School of Nursing, New Haven, CT, USA
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Lim S, Boutain DM, Kim E, Evans-Agnew RA, Parker S, Maldonado Nofziger R. Institutional procedural discrimination, institutional racism, and other institutional discrimination: A nursing research example. Nurs Inq 2021; 29:e12474. [PMID: 34866269 PMCID: PMC9285511 DOI: 10.1111/nin.12474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Revised: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Institutional discrimination matters. The purpose of this longitudinal community‐based participatory research study was to examine institutional procedural discrimination, institutional racism, and other institutional discrimination, and their relationships with participants' health during a maternal and child health program in a municipal initiative. Twenty participants from nine multilingual, multicultural community‐based organizations were included. Overall reported incidences of institutional procedural discrimination decreased from April 2019 (18.6%) to November 2019 (11.8%) although changes were not statistically significant and participants reporting incidences remained high (n = 15 in April and n = 14 in November). Participants reported experiencing significantly less “[when] different cultural ways of doing things were shared, the project did not support my way” from April 2019 (23.5%, n = 4) to November 2019 (0%, n = 0), Wilcoxon signed‐rank test Z = −2.00, p < 0.05. Some participants reported experiencing institutional racism (29.4%, n = 5) and other institutional discrimination (5.9%, n = 1). Participants experiencing institutional racism, compared to those who did not, reported a higher impact of the Initiative's program on their quality of life (t = 3.62, p < 0.01). Participatory survey designs enable nurse researchers to identify hidden pathways of institutional procedural discrimination, describe the impacts experienced, and examine types of institutional discrimination in health systems.
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- Sungwon Lim
- Department of Child, Family, and Population Health, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Child, Family, and Population Health, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Child, Family, and Population Health, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership, University of Washington Tacoma, Tacoma, Washington, USA
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- Department of Child, Family, and Population Health, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Donelan-McCall NS, Knudtson MD, Olds DL. Maternal and Child Mortality: Analysis of Nurse Home Visiting in 3 RCTs. Am J Prev Med 2021; 61:483-491. [PMID: 34420828 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2021.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The impact of intensive prenatal and infant/toddler nurse home visiting on low-income mothers' and children's survival was examined in 3 RCTs following participants over 2-decade periods after trial registration during pregnancy (data gathered between 1978 and 2015 and analyzed between 2016 and 2020). METHODS All-cause and external-cause maternal mortality and preventable-cause child mortality were examined using National Death Index data. Survival rates were calculated for all the 1,138 mothers randomized and 1,076 live-born children in the second RCT (conducted in Memphis, TN) and for all the 1,135 mothers randomized and 1,087 live-born children in the first and third RCTs combined (conducted in Elmira, NY and Denver, CO). RESULTS There were no significant nurse home visiting-control differences in maternal mortality in Memphis or Elmira and Denver. Posthoc analysis, combining all 3 trials, suggested a reduction in external-cause maternal mortality among nurse-visited mothers (p=0.054). There was a marginally significant nurse home visiting-control difference in preventable-cause child mortality (p=0.09) in Memphis. CONCLUSIONS These results support examining maternal and child mortality in additional nurse home visiting trials with larger samples living in disadvantaged contexts. Intensive prenatal and infant/toddler home visiting by nurses for mothers and children living in poverty may decrease premature death.
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- Nancy S Donelan-McCall
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
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Bates RA, Ford JL, Jiang H, Pickler R, Justice LM, Dynia JM, Ssekayombya P. Sociodemographics and chronic stress in mother-toddler dyads living in poverty. Dev Psychobiol 2021; 63:e22179. [PMID: 34423424 DOI: 10.1002/dev.22179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Revised: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Experiencing chronic stress early in life is associated with later health disparities, and poverty may be a significant stressor for both mothers and children. With a sample of primarily Black and White mothers (N = 75) and toddlers (N = 71) living in poverty in the United States, we examined the direct relations between sociodemographic conditions of poverty and chronic physiological stress. Mothers completed questionnaires on sociodemographics, including mother/toddler race, mother's education, father's education, poverty level, economic hardship, marital status, unemployment status, and toddler sex. Physiological chronic stress was measured by assaying the cortisol content of 4 cm samples of hair cut from the posterior vertex of mothers and toddlers (20-24 months of age) to represent 4 months of stress. Mothers' and toddlers' chronic stress was significantly, moderately, and positively associated. Toddlers had a trending relationship of moderately higher chronic stress if they were Black compared to not Black. Mothers had significantly, moderately higher chronic stress if they were Black or had a Black toddler (compared to not Black), not married (compared to married), or were working (compared to not working). The findings suggest that these mothers, simultaneously navigating poverty and parenting a toddler, need resources to reduce chronic stress.
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- Randi A Bates
- College of Nursing, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Kliem S, Sandner M. Prenatal and Infancy Home Visiting in Germany: 7-Year Outcomes of a Randomized Trial. Pediatrics 2021; 148:peds.2020-049610. [PMID: 34326178 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-049610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Given the lasting positive effects of prenatal and infancy home visiting in the United States on disadvantaged mothers and children at school age, we analyzed the follow-up effects of a German home visiting program (ProKind). We hypothesized improvements in 3 domains at child age 7 years: (1) child development and life satisfaction, (2) maternal mental health and life satisfaction, and (3) adverse parenting, abusive parenting, and neglectful parenting. METHODS We conducted a randomized controlled trial of home visiting, enrolling 755 pregnant, low-income women with no previous live births. The intervention comprised 32.7 home visits by family midwives and/or social pedagogues until child age 2 years. Assessments were completed on 533 7-year-old firstborn offspring to evaluate 8 primary hypotheses. RESULTS We found significant positive effects for 4 of the 8 primary hypotheses. Mothers in the intervention group reported fewer behavioral problems among their children in the Child Behavior Checklist (effect size [ES] = 0.21; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.03 to 0.38), less child abusive parenting (ES = 0.19; 95% CI: 0.00 to 0.37), fewer maternal mental health problems (ES = 0.25; 95% CI: 0.07 to 0.43), and higher maternal life satisfaction (ES = 0.25; 95% CI: 0.07 to 0.43). Additional preregistered subgroup analyses regarding child sex revealed larger effects for boys and mothers of boys. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that in a western European welfare state, home visiting targeting disadvantaged mothers has lasting effects in important outcome domains. Therefore, home visits also appear to be an effective and efficient public health intervention in European settings.
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- Sören Kliem
- Department of Social Work, Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena, University of Applied Science, Jena, Germany
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- Institute for Employment Research, Federal Employment Agency, Nuremberg, Germany
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McKelvey LM, Lewis KN, Beavers J, Casey PH, Irby C, Goudie A. Home Visiting for NICU Graduates: Impacts of Following Baby Back Home. Pediatrics 2021; 148:peds.2020-029397. [PMID: 34083358 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-029397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The Following Baby Back Home (FBBH) home visiting program supports families of high-risk low birth weight preterm infants after discharge from a hospital NICU. This study compares the health care use, immunization, and infant mortality rate of low birth weight preterm infants enrolled in FBBH with similar infants not in the program. METHODS From January 2013 to December 2017, 498 children enrolled in FBBH were identified in Arkansas vital statistics records and the Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database. Infants in FBBH were matched with children in a control group on the basis of demographics and medical conditions of the infant. Generalized linear mixed models with double propensity-score adjustment were used to estimate program effects. RESULTS In the first year after discharge and compared with a propensity-score matched cohort of control infants, those enrolled in FBBH were significantly more likely to have higher numbers of medical appointments and more compliant immunization history. The odds of dying in the first year of life for control infants was 4.4 times (95% confidence interval: 1.2-20.7) higher than those managed in the program. CONCLUSIONS A goal of the FBBH home visiting program is to work with parents to educate and support them as they care for their medically fragile infants. We conclude that education and support was instrumental in the infant health care use and outcome differences we observed during the first year of life.
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- Departments of Family and Preventive Medicine.,Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas.,Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, Little Rock, Arkansas
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Woodman J, Simon A, Hauari H, Gilbert R. A scoping review of 'think-family' approaches in healthcare settings. J Public Health (Oxf) 2021; 42:21-37. [PMID: 30668870 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdy210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Revised: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND 'Think-family' child health approaches treat child and parent/carer health as inter-related. They are promoted within health policy internationally (also called 'family paediatrics' or 'whole-family', 'family-centred' approaches or 'child-centred' approaches within adult services). METHODS We reviewed publications of think-family interventions. We developed a typology of these interventions using thematic analysis of data extracted from the included studies. RESULTS We included 62 studies (60% USA and 18% UK); 45/62 (73%) treated the parent as patient, helping the child by addressing parental mental health, substance and alcohol misuse and/or domestic violence. Our typology details three common mechanisms of change in relevant interventions: screening, health promotion and developing relationships (inter-professional and parent-professional). CONCLUSIONS Policy-makers, practitioners and researchers can use our typology to develop and evaluate think-family approaches within healthcare. Strong relationships between parents and professionals are key in think-family approaches and should be considered in service design. Although helping the child through the parent may be a good place to start for service development, care is needed to ensure parental need does not eclipse child need. Strategies that reach out to the parent behind the child (child as patient) and which work simultaneously with parent and child warrant attention.
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- Jenny Woodman
- UCL-Institute of Education, Thomas Coram Research Unit, 27/8 Woburn Square, London, UK
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- UCL-Institute of Education, Social Science Research Unit, 27/8 Woburn Square, London, UK
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- UCL-Institute of Education, Thomas Coram Research Unit, 27/8 Woburn Square, London, UK
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- UCL-GOS- Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London, UK
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A Qualitative Study of Mothers' Perspectives on Enrolling and Engaging in an Evidence-Based Nurse Home Visiting Program. PREVENTION SCIENCE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH 2021; 22:845-855. [PMID: 34117977 DOI: 10.1007/s11121-021-01260-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Prevention programs like Nurse-Family Partnership® (NFP) must enroll and retain clients of the intended population to maximize program impact. NFP is an evidence-based nurse home visitation program shown in randomized trials to improve maternal and child health and life course outcomes for first-time parents experiencing economic adversity, particularly for mothers with limited psychological resources. The purpose of this study was to understand enrollment and engagement experiences of mothers with previous live births referred to NFP in a formative study of the program for this population, but did not enroll or dropped out before program graduation. We used a grounded theory approach and purposively selected three NFP sites with variation in enrollment rates. We conducted telephone interviews with 23 mothers who were either referred to NFP and declined enrollment or former clients who dropped out before graduation. All interviews were conducted in English, recorded, transcribed, and validated. We developed an iterative codebook with multiple coders to analyze our data in NVivo11 and wrote thematic memos to synthesize data across study sites. Mothers described experiencing overlapping risk factors including physical and behavioral health conditions, child welfare involvement, and housing insecurity. Mothers from all sites discussed how they were referred to the NFP program, their experience of the enrollment process, reasons for enrolling or not enrolling, and reasons for dropping out after initial enrollment. Key themes that influenced mothers' decision-making were: perceptions of program value, not needing the program, their living situation or being too busy as a deterrence, and past experiences including a distrust of health care. Reasons for attrition were related to no longer needing the service, being assigned a new nurse, being too tired postpartum, and moving out of the service area. One way to support home visiting nurses in family enrollment and engagement is to build their professional capacity to implement trauma-informed strategies given mothers' life experiences.
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Williams VN, Brooks-Russell A, McManus BM, Yost E, Olds DL, Tung GJ. National survey of nurse home visitor collaboration with health care and social services. Public Health Nurs 2021; 38:825-836. [PMID: 33749013 DOI: 10.1111/phn.12897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the degree to which nurses in a national public health home visiting program collaborate with interprofessional providers to serve families experiencing adversity. DESIGN A descriptive, cross-sectional survey measured collaborative practices between nurse home visitors, health care, and social service providers. A census of 263 nursing supervisors completed a web-based survey. MEASUREMENTS The survey included the validated 7-item Relational Coordination Scale, adapted items from the Interagency Collaboration Activities Scale on shared resources, and items related to collaboration attitudes and beliefs. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics. RESULTS Relational coordination scores, which are relative measures, ranged from 1 to 5; highest with supplemental nutrition for Women, Infants & Children (M = 3.77) and early intervention (M = 3.44); and lowest with housing (M = 2.55). The greatest sharing of resources was with supplemental nutrition (sum = 12.95) and mental health providers (sum = 11.81), and least with housing (sum = 7.26); with a range of 1-30 where higher scores indicated greater resource-sharing. CONCLUSION Home visiting nurses collaborate with interprofessional providers with variation in the degree of collaboration between agencies and by provider type within an agency. Collaboration was a function of two interrelated domains: interpersonal relationships supported by organizational and contextual factors at the systems-level.
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- Venice Ng Williams
- Prevention Research Center for Family & Child Health, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.,Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Community & Behavioral Health, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office, Denver, CO, USA
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- Prevention Research Center for Family & Child Health, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, USA
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Arulkumaran S, Tusor N, Chew A, Falconer S, Kennea N, Nongena P, Hajnal JV, Counsell SJ, Rutherford MA, Edwards AD. MRI Findings at Term-Corrected Age and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in a Large Cohort of Very Preterm Infants. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2020; 41:1509-1516. [PMID: 32796100 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Brain MR imaging at term-equivalent age is a useful tool to define brain injury in preterm infants. We report pragmatic clinical radiological assessment of images from a large unselected cohort of preterm infants imaged at term and document the spectrum and frequency of acquired brain lesions and their relation to outcomes at 20 months. MATERIALS AND METHODS Infants born at <33 weeks' gestation were recruited from South and North West London neonatal units and imaged in a single center at 3T at term-equivalent age. At 20 months' corrected age, they were invited for neurodevelopmental assessment. The frequency of acquired brain lesions and the sensitivity, specificity, and negative and positive predictive values for motor, cognitive, and language outcomes were calculated, and corpus callosal thinning and ventricular dilation were qualitatively assessed. RESULTS Five hundred four infants underwent 3T MR imaging at term-equivalent age; 477 attended for assessment. Seventy-six percent of infants had acquired lesions, which included periventricular leukomalacia, hemorrhagic parenchymal infarction, germinal matrix-intraventricular hemorrhage, punctate white matter lesions, cerebellar hemorrhage, and subependymal cysts. All infants with periventricular leukomalacia, and 60% of those with hemorrhagic parenchymal infarction had abnormal motor outcomes. Routine 3T MR imaging of the brain at term-equivalent age in an unselected preterm population that demonstrates no focal lesion is 45% sensitive and 61% specific for normal neurodevelopment at 20 months and 17% sensitive and 94% specific for a normal motor outcome. CONCLUSIONS Acquired brain lesions are common in preterm infants routinely imaged at term-equivalent age, but not all predict an adverse neurodevelopmental outcome.
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- S Arulkumaran
- From the Centre for the Developing Brain (S.A., N.T., A.C., S.F., J.V.H., S.J.C., M.A.R., A.D.E.), School of Biomedical engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London and Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, UK
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- From the Centre for the Developing Brain (S.A., N.T., A.C., S.F., J.V.H., S.J.C., M.A.R., A.D.E.), School of Biomedical engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London and Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, UK
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- From the Centre for the Developing Brain (S.A., N.T., A.C., S.F., J.V.H., S.J.C., M.A.R., A.D.E.), School of Biomedical engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London and Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, UK
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- From the Centre for the Developing Brain (S.A., N.T., A.C., S.F., J.V.H., S.J.C., M.A.R., A.D.E.), School of Biomedical engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London and Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, UK
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- Neonatal Unit (N.K.), St. George's Hospital, London, UK
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- Division of Clinical Sciences (P.N.), Imperial College London, London, UK
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- From the Centre for the Developing Brain (S.A., N.T., A.C., S.F., J.V.H., S.J.C., M.A.R., A.D.E.), School of Biomedical engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London and Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, UK
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- From the Centre for the Developing Brain (S.A., N.T., A.C., S.F., J.V.H., S.J.C., M.A.R., A.D.E.), School of Biomedical engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London and Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, UK
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- From the Centre for the Developing Brain (S.A., N.T., A.C., S.F., J.V.H., S.J.C., M.A.R., A.D.E.), School of Biomedical engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London and Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, UK
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- From the Centre for the Developing Brain (S.A., N.T., A.C., S.F., J.V.H., S.J.C., M.A.R., A.D.E.), School of Biomedical engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London and Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, UK
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Minding the Baby®: Enhancing parental reflective functioning and infant attachment in an attachment-based, interdisciplinary home visiting program. Dev Psychopathol 2020; 32:123-137. [PMID: 30636649 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579418001463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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In this article, we describe the results of the second phase of a randomized controlled trial of Minding the Baby (MTB), an interdisciplinary reflective parenting intervention for infants and their families. Young first-time mothers living in underserved, poor, urban communities received intensive home visiting services from a nurse and social worker team for 27 months, from pregnancy to the child's second birthday. Results indicate that MTB mothers' levels of reflective functioning was more likely to increase over the course of the intervention than were those of control group mothers. Likewise, infants in the MTB group were significantly more likely to be securely attached, and significantly less likely to be disorganized, than infants in the control group. We discuss our findings in terms of their contribution to understanding the impacts and import of intensive intervention with vulnerable families during the earliest stages of parenthood in preventing the intergenerational transmission of disrupted relationships and insecure attachment.
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Bates RA, Salsberry PJ, Justice LM, Dynia JM, Logan JAR, Gugiu MR, Purtell KM. Relations of Maternal Depression and Parenting Self-Efficacy to the Self-Regulation of Infants in Low-Income Homes. JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES 2020; 29:2330-2341. [PMID: 33584088 PMCID: PMC7880128 DOI: 10.1007/s10826-020-01763-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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There is increasing recognition that young children's self-regulation provides a foundation for overall wellness later in life. Yet, infants reared in poverty may exhibit less-developed self-regulation compared to their more advantaged peers. Factors associated with poverty that may influence early self-regulation include maternal depression and parenting self-efficacy. However, few researchers have examined how both parenting self-efficacy and maternal depression may affect young children's self-regulation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations among maternal depression, parenting self-efficacy, and infant self-regulation for a racially diverse sample of 142 mother-infant dyads living in low-income households in the United States. Maternal depressive symptomatology was determined with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depressive Scale. Parenting self-efficacy was determined with a self-report measure, reflecting caregivers' mindset or feelings reflecting competency as a parent of an infant. Infant self-regulation was measured by parental report of the Infant Behavior Questionnaire Short Form Effortful Control subscale. While maternal depressive symptomatology and self-efficacy were directly and significantly correlated with infant self-regulation, results of a mediation model suggested that parenting self-efficacy mediated the relationship between maternal depressive symptomatology and infant self-regulation. Lower maternal depressive symptomatology predicted better parenting self-efficacy, in turn predicting better infant self-regulation. This study increases our understanding of how early factors shape the self-regulation of infants reared in low-income homes - highlighting the potential role of targeting parenting self-efficacy for parenting interventions for mothers experiencing depressive symptoms.
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- Randi A Bates
- The Ohio State University Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy
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- The Ohio State University Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy
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- The Ohio State University Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy
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- The Ohio State University Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy
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- The Ohio State University Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy
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- The Ohio State University Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy
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- The Ohio State University Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy
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Kåks P, Målqvist M. Peer support for disadvantaged parents: a narrative review of strategies used in home visiting health interventions in high-income countries. BMC Health Serv Res 2020; 20:682. [PMID: 32703302 PMCID: PMC7376883 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05540-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Disparities in health persist even in high-income countries, and healthcare systems do not reach disadvantaged families as needed. A number of home-visiting interventions in high-income countries offering peer support for parents have been implemented to bridge the gaps in health in a cost-effective way. The lack of standard for intervention design has however resulted in a large variety of the strategies used. The objective for this article is to conduct a review of peer support home visiting interventions for parents and children in high-income countries, aiming to assess the strategies used, their outcomes and the challenges faced by peer supporters. METHODS Relevant articles published in English between January 2004 and August 2019 were identified using PubMed, and reference lists were reviewed to identify additional articles. Studies were included if they reported on individual peer support health interventions, delivered at home to socioeconomically disadvantaged parents in high-income countries. Nineteen studies were found that met the inclusion criteria, and data were extracted on study characteristics, intervention design and outcomes. Data on intervention design was characterized iteratively to generate overarching categories of strategies used in the programs. RESULTS Most studies used healthcare facilities for recruitment, even when the interventions were not delivered by the formal healthcare system. The strategies used to engage supported parents included (1) connection in the form of emotional support, relationship building and matching for background, (2) flexibility in regards to content, intensity, location and mode of contact, and (3) linking through referrals and facilitation of other contacts. A number of significant quantifiable improvements could be demonstrated. Due to large heterogeneity of outcomes, meta-analyses were not viable. Peer supporters experienced challenges with involving other family members than the supported parent as well as with finding their role in relation to other support structures. CONCLUSIONS Peer support delivered as home visiting interventions have been used for hard-to-reach parents in a variety of high-income contexts and for a multitude of health concerns. Overall, despite variation in intervention design, the strategies employed followed common themes and were generally well received.
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- Per Kåks
- Uppsala Global Health Research on Implementation and Sustainability (UGHRIS), Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SE-75185, Sweden.
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- Uppsala Global Health Research on Implementation and Sustainability (UGHRIS), Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SE-75185, Sweden
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Readmission amongst previous neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) graduates, especially for preterm infants, is common and remains a significant risk for these infants beyond the neonatal period. This review explores risk factors for readmissions, common reasons for requiring rehospitalization and explores opportunities for improving the transition from discharge to home with the ultimate goal of reducing readmissions for these high risk infants.
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- Kathleen E Hannan
- Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Neonatology MS 8402, 13121 E. 17th Ave., Aurora, CO 80045, United States.
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- Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Neonatology MS 8402, 13121 E. 17th Ave., Aurora, CO 80045, United States
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- Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Neonatology MS 8402, 13121 E. 17th Ave., Aurora, CO 80045, United States
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Lorber MF, Olds DL, Donelan-McCall N. The Impact of a Preventive Intervention on Persistent, Cross-Situational Early Onset Externalizing Problems. PREVENTION SCIENCE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH 2020; 20:684-694. [PMID: 30684213 DOI: 10.1007/s11121-018-0973-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) home visiting intervention for low-income first-time mothers was evaluated for its preventive impact on persistent, cross-situational early-onset externalizing problems (EXT). Seven hundred thirty-five women in the Denver, CO, area were randomly assigned into one of two active conditions (nurse or paraprofessional home visiting from pregnancy through child age 2) or a control group in which children were screened and referred for behavioral and developmental problems. Externalizing behavior was assessed by parent report when the children were 2, 4, 6, and 9 years old; teachers provided reports at ages 6 and 9. Latent profile analyses suggested the presence of persistent, cross-situational early onset EXT in approximately 6 to 7% of girls and boys. The intervention deflected girls away from these EXT and toward a pattern marked by a persistent moderate elevation of externalizing behavior that was evident at home and not at school. This finding should be interpreted cautiously given the small number of girls with the elevated EXT. Surprisingly, the intervention also moved girls away from stable low level externalizing behavior toward the moderately elevated pattern. Both of the significant effects on girls' externalizing behavior were modest. No statistically significant effects were found for boys' externalizing behaviors, which exhibited a somewhat different patterning across time and reporter. Effect sizes were generally similar for the nurse and paraprofessional-visited groups. The results are discussed in the context of prior efforts to prevent early EXT and emerging evidence on the normative development of externalizing behavior.
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- Michael F Lorber
- New York University, New York City, NY, USA. .,University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA.
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- University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
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Henwood T, Channon S, Penny H, Robling M, Waters CS. Do home visiting programmes improve children's language development? A systematic review. Int J Nurs Stud 2020; 109:103610. [PMID: 32585448 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This review examines home visiting programmes that specifically provide home based support to vulnerable, socially disadvantaged women who are either pregnant or have recently become a new parent. Home visiting programmes often report multiple outcomes. The purpose of this review is to systematically summarise how effective home visiting programmes are at improving young children's language development. DATA SOURCES A comprehensive search of four online databases (Embase, Emcare, Psycinfo and Medline) between 1990 and 2020 was conducted, as well as a hand search of the references of relevant studies. REVIEW METHOD Studies were screened with N = 11 meeting the inclusion/exclusion criteria. The risk of bias of each study was assessed. To enable comparisons between home visiting programmes, relevant data was extracted using an adapted version of the Cochrane Public Health Group Data Extraction and Assessment Template. RESULTS Most of the home visiting programmes had been established in America. Six of the eleven studies reported positive language outcomes for children. Where statistical data was reported, the magnitude of the difference between the intervention and control groups represented small effect sizes. Nine different language measures were used, reporting on varying domains of language development rendering comparisons across programmes difficult. Most studies failed to report the duration of home visits, though studies which started prenatally showed the most promise in improving children's language development. CONCLUSION Home visiting programmes targeted at socially disadvantaged women and their children have the potential to positively influence the language development of the child. This review highlights that not all home visiting programmes measure the impact that the programme has on children's language development, and not all home visiting programmes achieve positive language outcomes. Initiating visits prenatally may help towards the improvement of children's language development. Future evaluations of home visiting programmes should explore this finding further, consider the language assessment tools selected, and improve on the reporting of their language results.
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- Tom Henwood
- Cardiff University, Tower Building, 70 Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- Cardiff University, Tower Building, 70 Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- Cardiff University, Tower Building, 70 Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- Cardiff University, Tower Building, 70 Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- Cardiff University, Tower Building, 70 Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom.
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Cavallaro FL, Gilbert R, Wijlaars L, Kennedy E, Swarbrick A, van der Meulen J, Harron K. Evaluating the real-world implementation of the Family Nurse Partnership in England: protocol for a data linkage study. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e038530. [PMID: 32430455 PMCID: PMC7239518 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Almost 20 000 babies are born to teenage mothers each year in England, with poorer outcomes for mothers and babies than among older mothers. A nurse home visitation programme in the USA was found to improve a wide range of outcomes for young mothers and their children. However, a randomised controlled trial in England found no effect on short-term primary outcomes, although cognitive development up to age 2 showed improvement. Our study will use linked routinely collected health, education and social care data to evaluate the real-world effects of the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) on child outcomes up to age 7, with a focus on identifying whether the FNP works better for particular groups of families, thereby informing programme targeting and resource allocation. METHODS AND ANALYSIS We will construct a retrospective cohort of all women aged 13-24 years giving birth in English NHS hospitals between 2010 and 2017, linking information on mothers and children from FNP programme data, Hospital Episodes Statistics and the National Pupil Database. To assess the effectiveness of FNP, we will compare outcomes for eligible mothers ever and never enrolled in FNP, and their children, using two analysis strategies to adjust for measured confounding: propensity score matching and analyses adjusting for maternal characteristics up to enrolment/28 weeks gestation. Outcomes of interest include early childhood development, childhood unplanned hospital admissions for injury or maltreatment-related diagnoses and children in care. Subgroup analyses will determine whether the effect of FNP varied according to maternal characteristics (eg, age and education). ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The Nottingham Research Ethics Committee approved this study. Mothers participating in FNP were supportive of our planned research. Results will inform policy-makers for targeting home visiting programmes. Methodological findings on the accuracy and reliability of cross-sectoral data linkage will be of interest to researchers.
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- Francesca L Cavallaro
- Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Children, Young Adults and Families Directorate, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Family Nurse Partnership National Unit, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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Hornor G, Quinones SG, Boudreaux D, Bretl D, Chapman E, Chiocca EM, Donnell C, Herendeen P, Kahn D, Loyke J, Morris KA, Mulvaney B, Perks DH, Terreros A, VanGraafeiland B. Building a Safe and Healthy America: Eliminating Corporal Punishment via Positive Parenting. J Pediatr Health Care 2020; 34:136-144. [PMID: 31836354 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2019.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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corporal punishment (CP) is associated with negative short-term and long-term children outcomes. However, many caregivers continue to administer spankings and other forms of CP. Pediatric nurse practitioners are in a unique position to affect change in parental behavior related to CP use and other parenting practices. This article will summarize the research on the dangers of CP and the corresponding benefits of positive parenting. It defines positive parenting and offers resources pediatric health care providers, including pediatric nurse practitioners, can use to educate both themselves and caregivers about specific discipline techniques appropriate to each developmental stage. Finally, it suggests practice strategies pediatric nurse practitioners can use to help caregivers replace CP and other harsh parenting practices with positive parenting to build a safe and healthy America.
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Kitzman H, Olds DL, Knudtson MD, Cole R, Anson E, Smith JA, Fishbein D, DiClemente R, Wingood G, Caliendo AM, Hopfer C, Miller T, Conti G. Prenatal and Infancy Nurse Home Visiting and 18-Year Outcomes of a Randomized Trial. Pediatrics 2019; 144:e20183876. [PMID: 31748254 PMCID: PMC6889968 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-3876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Given earlier effects found in randomized clinical trials of the Nurse-Family Partnership, we examined whether this program would improve 18-year-old first-born youths' cognition, academic achievement, and behavior and whether effects on cognitive-related outcomes would be greater for youth born to mothers with limited psychological resources (LPR) and on arrests and convictions among females. METHODS We enrolled 742 pregnant, low-income women with no previous live births and randomly assigned them to receive either free transportation for prenatal care plus child development screening and referral (control; n = 514) or prenatal and infant home nurse visit (NV) plus transportation and screening (n = 228). Assessments were completed on 629 18-year-old first-born offspring to evaluate these primary outcomes: (1) cognitive-related abilities (nonverbal intelligence, receptive language, and math achievement) and (2) behavioral health (internalizing behavioral problems, substance use and abuse, sexually transmitted infections, HIV risk, arrests, convictions, and gang membership). RESULTS Compared with control-group counterparts, NV youth born to mothers with LPR had better receptive language (effect size = 0.24; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.00 to 0.47; P = .05), math achievement (effect size = 0.38; 95% CI: 0.14 to 0.61; P = .002), and a number of secondary cognitive-related outcomes. NV females, as a trend, had fewer convictions (incidence ratio = 0.47; 95% CI: 0.20 to 1.11; P = .08). There were no intervention effects on other behaviors. CONCLUSIONS The program improved the cognitive-related skills of 18-year-olds born to mothers with LPR and, as a trend, reduced female convictions but produced no other effects on youth behavioral health.
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- Harriet Kitzman
- School of Nursing, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
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- School of Nursing, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
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- School of Nursing, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
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- School of Nursing, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
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- Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania
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- College of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, New York
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- Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation and School of Public Health, Curtin University, Beltsville, Maryland; and
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- Departments of Economics and Social Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Tung GJ, Williams VN, Ayele R, Shimasaki S, Olds D. Characteristics of effective collaboration: A study of Nurse-Family Partnership and child welfare. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2019; 95:104028. [PMID: 31229764 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND In February 2018, President Trump signed into law the Family First Prevention Act, legislation in the United States aimed at providing prevention services for families at risk of entering the child welfare system. The effectiveness of these prevention efforts is dependent on the formation of collaborative relationships between prevention-programs and child welfare. OBJECTIVE To identify factors that influence the ability of the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) and Child Protective Services (CPS) to collaborate in serving high-risk mothers and their children. PARTICIPANTS 123 NFP, CPS workers, and community partners. SETTING Seven sites in the U.S. state of Colorado selected to include an array of community sizes, geographies, apparent levels of collaboration, and variations in internal structures and practices. METHODS Using an adapted grounded theory approach, we conducted semi-structured interviews with frontline NFP and CPS workers and supervisors. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, validated, and coded in NVivo 10. RESULTS Alignment of core organizational mission and methods was key in determining collaboration levels between NFP and CPS. Only when workers perceived there to be alignment in organizational mission, did other factors such as program eligibility, communication channels, and risk and safety assessment practices influence the perceived benefits and efforts undertaken to enhance collaboration. CONCLUSIONS High-risk families frequently require services that go beyond the scope of any one organization. As programs that serve high-risk families refine their efforts to serve them effectively, collaborative efforts should focus on examining opportunities and challenges involved in creating greater mission alignment.
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- Gregory J Tung
- Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States; Prevention Research Center for Family and Child Health, University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States.
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- Prevention Research Center for Family and Child Health, University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States; Denver-Seattle Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered & Value-Driven Care, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Prevention Research Center for Family and Child Health, University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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Neal M, Fixsen A. The Nurse–Family Partnership in Colorado: Supporting High‐Quality Programming With Implementation Science. J Nurs Scholarsh 2019; 52:6-13. [DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Michelle Neal
- Nurse–Family Partnership Program Director Invest in Kids Denver CO USA
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- Director of Implementation Invest in Kids Denver CO USA
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Sanders J, Channon S, Gobat N, Bennert K, Addison K, Robling M. Implementation of the Family Nurse Partnership programme in England: experiences of key health professionals explored through trial parallel process evaluation. BMC Nurs 2019; 18:13. [PMID: 30976196 PMCID: PMC6444391 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-019-0338-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme was introduced to support young first-time mothers. A randomised trial found FNP added little short-term benefit compared to usual care. The study included a comprehensive parallel process evaluation, including focus groups, conducted to aid understanding of the introduction of the programme into a new service and social context. The aim of the focus groups was to investigate views of key health professionals towards the integration and delivery of FNP programme in England. METHODS Focus groups were conducted separately with Family Nurses, Health Visitors and Midwives at trial sites during 2011-2012. Transcripts from audio-recordings were analysed thematically. RESULTS A total of 122 professionals participated in one of 19 focus groups. Family Nurses were confident in the effectiveness of FNP, although they experienced practical difficulties meeting programme fidelity targets and considered that programme goals did not sufficiently reflect client or community priorities. Health Visitors and Midwives regarded FNP as well-resourced and beneficial to clients, describing their own services as undervalued and struggling. They wished to work closely with Family Nurses, but felt excluded from doing so by practical barriers and programme protection. CONCLUSION FNP was described as well-resourced and delivered by highly motivated and well supported Family Nurses. FNP eligibility, content and outcomes conflicted with individual client and community priorities. These factors may have restricted the potential effectiveness of a programme developed and previously tested in a different social milieu. Building Blocks ISRCTN23019866 Registered 20/04/2009.
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- J. Sanders
- Clinical Nursing and Midwifery, School of Healthcare Sciences, Room 1.7, Ty Dewi Sant,Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN UK
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- Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF14 4YS UK
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- Division of Population Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF14 4YS UK
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- Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Bath, Somerset BA2 7AY UK
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- Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF14 4YS UK
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- Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF14 4YS UK
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Weber A, Harrison TM. Reducing toxic stress in the neonatal intensive care unit to improve infant outcomes. Nurs Outlook 2019; 67:169-189. [PMID: 30611546 PMCID: PMC6450772 DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2018.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Revised: 10/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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In 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a technical report on the lifelong effects of early toxic stress on human development, and included a new framework for promoting pediatric health: the Ecobiodevelopmental Framework for Early Childhood Policies and Programs. We believe that hospitalization is a specific form of toxic stress for the neonatal patient, and that toxic stress must be addressed by the nursing profession in order to substantially improve outcomes for the critically ill neonate. Approximately 4% of normal birthweight newborns and 85% of low birthweight newborns are hospitalized each year in the highly technological neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Neonates are exposed to roughly 70 stressful procedures a day during hospitalization, which can permanently and negatively alter the infant's developing brain. Neurologic deficits can be partly attributed to the frequent, toxic, and cumulative exposure to stressors during NICU hospitalization. However, the AAP report does not provide specific action steps necessary to address toxic stress in the NICU and realize the new vision for pediatric health care outlined therein. Therefore, this paper applies the concepts and vision laid out in the AAP report to the care of the hospitalized neonate and provides action steps for true transformative change in neonatal intensive care. We review how the environment of the NICU is a significant source of toxic stress for hospitalized infants. We provide recommendations for caregiving practices that could significantly buffer the toxic stress experienced by hospitalized infants. We also identify areas of research inquiry that are needed to address gaps in nursing knowledge and to propel nursing science forward. Finally, we advocate for several public policies that are not fully addressed in the AAP technical report, but are vital to the health and development of all newborns.
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- Ashley Weber
- University of Cincinnati College of Nursing, 310 Proctor Hall, 3110 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
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- The Ohio State University, Newton Hall, College of Nursing, 1585 Neil Avenue, Columbus OH, 43210 USA
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A Program Model Describing a Community-Based Mother and Infant Health Program. Res Theory Nurs Pract 2019; 33:39-57. [PMID: 30796147 DOI: 10.1891/1541-6577.33.1.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The objective of this study was to formulate a MOMS Orange County program model to describe the components and function of a successful community-based maternal and infant health program. METHODS A logic framework was used to guide the development of the MOMS program model. Twenty-five MOMS staff members were interviewed; MOMS documents and existing research literature were reviewed. Content analyses were used to identify themes of interviews and the review guide was used to summarize the documents. RESULTS The key components of the MOMS program were identified to formulate a narrative and graphic model. The main elements of this model included: target population (underserved women who have low socioeconomic status and have limited access to healthcare in Orange County); theoretical assumptions (social determinants of health, human ecology, self-efficacy); goals (empower women, enhance health of infants, strengthen families); inputs (funded by public and private sources; 50 staff members); activities (care-coordination home visitation community-center group health education); outputs (the number of home visitations, referrals to medical and/or psychological services, and group health education classes); and outcomes (short-term: healthy pregnancy, birth outcomes, family support; medium-term: postpartum well-being, infant development, family functioning; long-term: women's well-being, children's development, family relationships. Future research should test how this model functions to empirically improve maternal, newborn, child, and family health. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE The MOMS program provides a new approach to community-based maternal and infant health interventions focusing on health promotion and disease prevention for underserved families in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities.
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MITSUI YUKIKO, SAITO IZUMI. Mothers'Breastfeeding-Related Durations and Nursing Management During the Early Postpartum Period in a Mixed Hospital Ward with an Obstetrics Department: A Prospective Observational Study. THE KOBE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 2019; 64:E160-E169. [PMID: 30988262 PMCID: PMC6668590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to quantify duration of in-hospital breastfeeding (BF)-related activities in mothers after childbirth in a mixed ward-type hospital with an obstetrics department in Japan (hereafter, mixed ward). METHODS Twenty-two postpartum mothers (primiparous and multiparous) who had vaginal delivery in a mixed ward were instructed to wear radio beacons. A smartphone was placed in the BF room and detected the presence of a nearby beacon, 24 hours daily, measuring the number of hours a mother spent in the nursing room (defined as BF time [hereafter, BF-related duration]). BF-related duration included time spent for BF, diaper changes before and after BF, bottle feeding, and support from nurses. BF-related total hours during postpartum hospitalization were calculated. The effects of parity and each postpartum day number (postpartum days 1-4) on Daily BF-related duration were determined. RESULTS Percentage of total postpartum hospitalization time spent for BF-related duration was 21.6% and 19.9% for primiparous and multiparous mothers, respectively, with no significant difference between groups. BF-related duration was significantly different between parity group and postpartum day, with peaks on postpartum day 4 (387.7 minutes) and day 2 (318.0 minutes) for primiparous and multiparous groups, respectively. (F = 2.813, p = 0.048). CONCLUSION Mothers spent 20% of their postpartum hospitalization period for BF-related activities. Individual support is necessary, especially for primiparous mothers, who spent more time than multiparous mothers for BF-related activities on postpartum day 4. In a mixed ward, postpartum mothers need a comfortable hospital environment in which midwives can dedicate themselves to mother-child dyad care.
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- YUKIKO MITSUI
- Department of Nursing, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, JAPAN
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- Department of Nursing, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, JAPAN
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Neuhauser A, Ramseier E, Schaub S, Burkhardt SCA, Lanfranchi A. MEDIATING ROLE OF MATERNAL SENSITIVITY: ENHANCING LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN AT-RISK FAMILIES. Infant Ment Health J 2018; 39:522-536. [PMID: 30088285 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Home-visiting programs have gained increasing importance in family-centered prevention and intervention. However, few studies have examined the mechanisms underlying early intervention treatment effects. The goal of this study is to analyze the mediating role of maternal sensitivity in enhancing language development with the home-visiting program Parents as Teachers (PAT). Data were collected and analyzed within the ongoing, long-term ZEPPELIN study, a randomized controlled trial with 251 participating at-risk families. Via longitudinal mediation analysis, we examined whether effects of the PAT on receptive and expressive language outcomes at 24 and 36 months were mediated by maternal sensitivity at 12 months. Within a moderated mediation framework, we investigated whether the level of family psychosocial stress affects this mediation. Results showed that intervention effects on language outcomes are mediated by maternal sensitivity-weakly and through specific pathways. Moderation and moderated mediation analyses indicated that effects of the PAT and also specific mediation effects increase with the level of psychosocial stress. Implications of the results for practice are discussed.
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- Alex Neuhauser
- University of Applied Sciences of Special Needs Education Zurich
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- University of Applied Sciences of Special Needs Education Zurich
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Palmer FB, Graff JC, Jones TL, Murphy LE, Keisling BL, Whitaker TM, Wang L, Tylavsky FA. Socio-demographic, maternal, and child indicators of socioemotional problems in 2-year-old children: A cohort study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e11468. [PMID: 29995806 PMCID: PMC6076199 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000011468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Throughout infancy and early childhood, stable and secure relationships with caregivers are needed to promote optimal socioemotional (SE) and cognitive development.The objective is to examine socio-demographic, maternal, and child indicators of SE problems in 2-year-olds living in an urban-suburban community in the southern United States.Mother-infant pairs enrolled in a prospective pregnancy cohort study.Shelby County (Memphis), Tennessee.One thousand five hundred three women were recruited during their second trimester and followed with their children through the child's age of 2 years.Child SE development was measured by the Brief Infant-Toddler Social Emotional Assessment at 2 years of age. Mothers reported their own behavioral and mental health, temperament, parenting stress, and potential for child abuse during gestation and/or when their child was 1 year of age. Examiners measured maternal IQ during data collection at the child's age of 1 year. Child communication, cognitive development, and risk for autism spectrum disorder were assessed at 1 and 2 years of age. Multivariable regression models were developed to predict mother-reported SE problems.In bivariate analyses, multiple maternal behavioral and mental health indicators and child cognitive skills were associated with reported child SE problems at 2 years of age. Regression analyses, controlling for socio-demographic, maternal, and child variables, showed the following factors were independently associated with mother-reported child SE problems: maternal education of high school or less, lower maternal IQ, higher maternal cyclothymic temperament score, greater parenting stress, greater maternal psychological distress, lower child expressive communication score, and child risk for autism spectrum disorder. Socio-demographic variables accounted for the variance often attributed to race.Since mothers in the study were medically low-risk, generalizing these findings to medically high-risk mothers is unwarranted. In addition, these SE outcomes in 2-year-old children do not reflect the trajectory of SE development throughout early childhood.Attention to independent indicators of future SE problems in children may help identify individual children and families needing intervention and target public prevention/treatment programs in communities.
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- Frederick B. Palmer
- Department of Pediatrics
- Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities, College of Medicine
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- Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities, College of Medicine
- College of Nursing
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- Department of Pediatrics
- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
- Children's Foundation Research Institute, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
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- Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities, College of Medicine
- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Pediatrics
- Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities, College of Medicine
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- Department of Pediatrics
- Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities, College of Medicine
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
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Perelman J, Chaves P, de Almeida JMC, Matias MA. Reforming the Portuguese mental health system: an incentive-based approach. Int J Ment Health Syst 2018; 12:25. [PMID: 29853991 PMCID: PMC5975562 DOI: 10.1186/s13033-018-0204-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background To promote an effective mental health system, the World Health Organization recommends the involvement of primary care in prevention and treatment of mild diseases and community-based care for serious mental illnesses. Despite a prevalence of lifetime mental health disorders above 30%, Portugal is failing to achieve such recommendations. It was argued that this failure is partly due to inadequate financing mechanisms of mental health care providers. This study proposes an innovative payment model for mental health providers oriented toward incentivising best practices. Methods We performed a comprehensive review of healthcare providers’ payment schemes and their related incentives, and a narrative review of best practices in mental health prevention and care. We designed an alternative payment model, on the basis of the literature, and then we presented it individually, through face-to-face interviews, to a panel of 22 experts with different backgrounds and experience, and from southern and northern Portuguese regions, asking them to comment on the model and provide suggestions. Then, after a first round of interviews, we revised our model, which we presented to experts again for their approval, and provide new suggestions and comments, if deemed necessary. This approach is close to what is generally known as the Delphi technique, although it was not applied in a rigid way. Results We designed a four-dimension model that focused on (i) the prevention of mental disorders early in life; (ii) the detection of mental disorders in childhood and adolescence; (iii) the implementation of a collaborative stepped care model for depression; and (iv) the integrated community-based care for patients with serious mental illnesses. First, we recommend a bundled payment to primary care practices for the follow-up of children with special needs or at risk under 2 years of age. Second, we propose a pay-for-performance scheme for all primary care practices, based on the number of users under 18 years old who are provided with check-up consultations. Third, we propose a pay-for-performance scheme for all primary care practices, based on the implementation of collaborative stepped care for depression. Finally, we propose a value-based risk-adjusted bundled payment for patients with serious mental illness. Conclusions The implementation of evidence-based best practices in mental health needs to be supported by adequate payment mechanisms. Our study shows that mental health experts, including decision makers, agree with using economic tools to support best practices, which were also consensual.
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- Julian Perelman
- 1Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Avenida Padre Cruz, 1600-560 Lisbon, Portugal.,2Centro de Investigação em Saúde Publica, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Avenida Padre Cruz, 1600-560 Lisbon, Portugal
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- 1Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Avenida Padre Cruz, 1600-560 Lisbon, Portugal.,4Nova School of Business and Economics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Campus de Campolide, 1099-032 Lisbon, Portugal
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- 3NOVA Medical School, Campus Sant'Ana, Pólo de Investigação, NMS, UNL, Rua do Instituto, Bacteriológico, no 5, 1150-082 Lisbon, Portugal
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- 1Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Avenida Padre Cruz, 1600-560 Lisbon, Portugal.,4Nova School of Business and Economics, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Campus de Campolide, 1099-032 Lisbon, Portugal
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Hiratsuka VY, Parker ME, Sanchez J, Riley R, Heath D, Chomo JC, Beltangady M, Sarche M. CULTURAL ADAPTATIONS OF EVIDENCE-BASED HOME-VISITATION MODELS IN TRIBAL COMMUNITIES. Infant Ment Health J 2018; 39:265-275. [PMID: 29767424 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (Tribal MIECHV) Program provides federal grants to tribes, tribal consortia, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations to implement evidence-based home-visiting services for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) families. To date, only one evidence-based home-visiting program has been developed for use in AI/AN communities. The purpose of this article is to describe the steps that four Tribal MIECHV Programs took to assess community needs, select a home-visiting model, and culturally adapt the model for use in AI/AN communities. In these four unique Tribal MIECHV Program settings, each program employed a rigorous needs-assessment process and developed cultural modifications in accordance with community strengths and needs. Adaptations occurred in consultation with model developers, with consideration of the conceptual rationale for the program, while grounding new content in indigenous cultures. Research is needed to improve measurement of home-visiting outcomes in tribal and urban AI/AN settings, develop culturally grounded home-visiting interventions, and assess the effectiveness of home visiting in AI/AN communities.
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- Pueblo of San Felipe Health and Wellness Department, Algodones, New Mexico
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- Native American Professional Parent Resources, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
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Whitesell NR, Bolan M, Chomos JC, Heath D, Miles J, Salvador M, Whitmore C, Barlow A. MEASUREMENT ISSUES IN HOME-VISITING RESEARCH WITHIN TRIBAL COMMUNITIES: CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES. Infant Ment Health J 2018; 39:326-334. [PMID: 29726610 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In this article, Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) grantees share strategies they have developed and adopted to address the most common barriers to effective measurement (and thus to effective evaluation) encountered in the course of implementation and evaluation of their home-visiting programs. We identify key challenges in measuring outcomes in Tribal MIECHV Programs and provide practical examples of various strategies used to address these challenges within diverse American Indian and Alaska Native cultural and contextual settings. Notably, high-quality community engagement is a consistent thread throughout these strategies and fundamental to successful measurement in these communities. These strategies and practices reflect the experiences and innovative solutions of practitioners working on the ground to deliver and evaluate intervention programs to tribal communities. They may serve as models for getting high-quality data to inform intervention while working within the constraints and requirements of program funding. The utility of these practical solutions extends beyond the Tribal MIECHV grantees and offers the potential to inform a broad array of intervention evaluation efforts in tribal and other community contexts.
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- University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
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Holmes EA, Ghaderi A, Harmer CJ, Ramchandani PG, Cuijpers P, Morrison AP, Roiser JP, Bockting CLH, O'Connor RC, Shafran R, Moulds ML, Craske MG. The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on psychological treatments research in tomorrow's science. Lancet Psychiatry 2018; 5:237-286. [PMID: 29482764 DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(17)30513-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 315] [Impact Index Per Article: 52.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Revised: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Emily A Holmes
- Division of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Division of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Oxford Health NHS Trust Foundation, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Greater Manchester Mental Heath Trust, Manchester, UK; School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, London, UK
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- Academic Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- School of Psychology, The University of New South Wales, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Psychology and Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Berlin LJ, Martoccio TL, Appleyard Carmody K, Goodman WB, O'Donnell K, Williams J, Murphy RA, Dodge KA. Can typical US home visits affect infant attachment? Preliminary findings from a randomized trial of Healthy Families Durham. Attach Hum Dev 2017; 19:559-579. [PMID: 28714772 DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2017.1339359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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US government-funded early home visiting services are expanding significantly. The most widely implemented home visiting models target at-risk new mothers and their infants. Such home visiting programs typically aim to support infant-parent relationships; yet, such programs' effects on infant attachment quality per se are as yet untested. Given these programs' aims, and the crucial role of early attachments in human development, it is important to understand attachment processes in home visited families. The current, preliminary study examined 94 high-risk mother-infant dyads participating in a randomized evaluation of the Healthy Families Durham (HFD) home visiting program. We tested (a) infant attachment security and disorganization as predictors of toddler behavior problems and (b) program effects on attachment security and disorganization. We found that (a) infant attachment disorganization (but not security) predicted toddler behavior problems and (b) participation in HFD did not significantly affect infant attachment security or disorganization. Findings are discussed in terms of the potential for attachment-specific interventions to enhance the typical array of home visiting services.
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- Lisa J Berlin
- a University of Maryland School of Social Work , Baltimore , MD , USA
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- b Center for Child and Family Health , Duke University School of Medicine , Durham , NC , USA
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- c Center for Child and Family Policy , Duke University , Durham , NC , USA
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- b Center for Child and Family Health , Duke University School of Medicine , Durham , NC , USA
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- b Center for Child and Family Health , Duke University School of Medicine , Durham , NC , USA
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- b Center for Child and Family Health , Duke University School of Medicine , Durham , NC , USA
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- c Center for Child and Family Policy , Duke University , Durham , NC , USA
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Gestational age and chronic 'body-mind' health problems in childhood: dose-response association and risk factors. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2017; 26:57-65. [PMID: 27246900 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-016-0872-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Understanding the developmental course of all health issues associated with preterm birth is important from an individual, clinical and public health point-of-view. Both the number of preterm births and proportion of survivors have increased steadily in recent years. The UK Millennium Cohort Study (n = 18,818) was used to examine the association of gestational age with maternal ratings of general health and behavior problems at ages 5 and 11 years using binary and multinomial logistic regression analyses. The association between mothers' ratings of general health and behavior problems was relatively weak at each time point. Children rated as being in poor general health remained constant over time (4.0 % at age 5, 3.8 % at age 11), but children rated as having behavioral problems increased by almost 100 % (5.6 % at 5; 10.5 % at 11). A gradient of increasing risk with decreasing gestational age was observed for a composite health measure (general health problems and/or behavior problems) at age 5, amplified at age 11 and was strongest for those with chronic problems (poor health at both age 5 and age 11). This association was found to be compounded by child sex, maternal characteristics at birth (education, employment, marital status) and duration of breast feeding. Integrated support to at-risk families initiated during, or soon after pregnancy, may prevent chronic problems and might potentially reduce long term health costs for both the individual and health services.
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Perinatal Preparation for Effective Parenting Behaviors: A Nationally Representative Survey of Patient Attitudes and Preferences. Matern Child Health J 2016; 20:298-305. [PMID: 26525554 DOI: 10.1007/s10995-015-1829-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To characterize patient preferences about parenting preparation during pregnancy and the role of healthcare providers. METHODS A nationally representative, cross-sectional survey was administered to parents of children 0-3 years old. Respondents (N = 459 non-institutionalized US adults from the GfK Knowledge Panel®) completed an online survey about parenting preparation (response rate = 61.2 %). Primary outcomes were perceived importance of parenting, regret about opportunities to prepare for parenting, acceptability of parenting support from healthcare workers, and preferred healthcare setting for perinatal parenting support. Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, Chi square analyses and logistic regression. RESULTS A majority of respondents (87.6 %, 95 % CI 83.3-90.8) believed that parenting had an equal or greater effect on early childhood behavior than the child's personality. Overall, 68.7 % (63.5-73.5 %) wished there were more opportunities during pregnancy to prepare for parenting, and a large majority (89.2, 84.9-92.4 %) believed that it would be helpful to receive parenting information from healthcare providers during pregnancy, with no differences across demographic groups. The preferred clinical encounters for receiving parenting education were at "a visit with my ObGyn/midwife" during pregnancy (58.2, 52.5-63.7 %) and at "a visit with my child's doctor/nurse practitioner" during 0-2 months postpartum (60.7, 55.0-66.2 %). CONCLUSION A majority of US parents of young children express interest in receiving parenting support at perinatal healthcare visits. Preferences for parenting support at prenatal visits during pregnancy and at pediatric visits in the immediate postpartum period should guide clinicians, community-based outreach organizations, and governmental stakeholders seeking to design and evaluate parenting preparation interventions.
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