Twelve-Month Outcomes of the First 1000 Days Program on Infant Weight Status.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the effects of the First 1000 Days intervention on the prevalence of infant overweight and maternal postpartum weight retention and care.

Methods

Using a quasi-experimental design, we evaluated the effects of the First 1000 Days program among 995 term, low-income infants and their mothers receiving care in 2 intervention community health centers and 650 dyads in 2 comparison health centers. The program includes staff training, growth tracking, health and behavioral screening, patient navigation, text messaging, educational materials, and health coaching. Comparison centers implemented usual care. Infant outcomes were assessed at 6 and 12 months, including weight-for-length z score and overweight (weight for length ≥97.7th percentile). We also exa

SUBMITTER: Taveras EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8579422 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature