Parenting, child development and primary care-'Crescer em Grande!' intervention (CeG!) based on the Touchpoints approach: a cluster-randomised controlled trial protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Despite support for parenting being already recognised as a priority, there remains a paucity of evidence on how to facilitate its adoption in regular visits of maternal and child health primary care (PC). We describe the protocol for a study to assess the effect of an innovative universal Touchpoints-based intervention-'Crescer em Grande!' (CeG!) - when supporting the process of transition to parenthood and early infancy, at multiple PC units.

Methods and analysis

A cluster-randomised trial will be conducted in 12 PC units (clusters) from the Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. Participants will be a minimum of three family physicians and one nurse/unit, as well as 216 expecting parents and future babies until 18 months who are using the PC services. Sites will

SUBMITTER: Fareleira F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8117987 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature