Supported in a time of need - first-time parents' perceptions of a Swedish extended home visiting program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Home visiting programs offer a way of delivering child health services to families that need them the most, based on socioeconomic and psychosocial conditions. Following evaluations of the implementation of a successful multiprofessional home visiting program in the Stockholm region, an extended version, Together for a safe start, was tested in four municipalities in the middle and southern parts of Sweden targeting first-time parents and immigrant parents having their first child in Sweden.

Aim

To explore parents' perceptions of an extended Swedish home visiting program conducted by a nurse and a social service counselor.

Methods

Interviews with 17 parents (12 mothers and 5 fathers) who had participated in the program were conducted. Among the 17 interview

SUBMITTER: Al-Adhami M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12418617 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature