A Home Visiting Parenting Program and Child Obesity: A Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT: Young children living in historically marginalized families are at risk for becoming adolescents with obesity and subsequently adults with increased obesity-related morbidities. These risks are particularly acute for Hispanic children. We hypothesized that the prevention-focused, socioecological approach of the "Minding the Baby" (MTB) home visiting program might decrease the rate of childhood overweight and obesity early in life. This study is a prospective longitudinal cohort study in which we include data collected during 2 phases of the MTB randomized controlled trial. First-time, young mothers who lived in medically underserved communities were invited to participate in the MTB program. Data were collected on demographics, maternal mental health, and anthropometrics of 158 children fr

SUBMITTER: Ordway MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5810599 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature