The association of maternal alcohol use and paraprofessional home visiting with children's health: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:This study examines the effect of a home visiting intervention on maternal alcohol use, problematic drinking, and the association of home visiting and alcohol use on children's behavioral, cognitive, and health outcomes at 5 time points over 5 years. METHOD:We analyzed 5,099 observations of 1,236 mothers and their children from pregnancy to 5 years postbirth, within a longitudinal cluster-randomized trial evaluating the effect of a home visiting intervention on mothers in Cape Town, South Africa. Paraprofessional home visitors coached mothers on coping with multiple risk factors, including a brief, 1-visit intervention on alcohol prevention in pregnancy. We assessed changes in maternal drinking over time in relation to the intervention, and then examined the impact of these drink

SUBMITTER: Rotheram-Borus MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6775769 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature