"Five-year changes in population newborn health associated with new preventive services in targeted risk-group pregnancies".

ABSTRACT:

Backgrounds

In 2009, the prevention service "Familieambulatoriet" (FA) was established in three pilot hospital areas offering psychosocial support and health monitoring to parents in high risk regarding mental health and substance use, for the purpose of preventing child mental health and developmental problems through preschool years. This study selected new-born health as a preliminary endpoint for evaluation of population effects in three pilot areas, utilizing national statistics for birth cohorts from 2005 to 2013. The aim of the study is to evaluate changes in population new born health incidences associated with the establishment of new supportive and preventive FA-services at three pilot sites from 2009 in contrast to previous years and the remaining country. This quasi-exp

SUBMITTER: Rimehaug T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6737636 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature