Nurse home visiting to improve child and maternal outcomes: 5-year follow-up of an Australian randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Nurse home visiting (NHV) is widely implemented to address inequities in child and maternal health. However, few studies have examined longer-term effectiveness or delivery within universal healthcare systems. We evaluated the benefits of an Australian NHV program ("right@home") in promoting children's language and learning, general and mental health, maternal mental health and wellbeing, parenting and family relationships, at child ages 4 and 5 years.

Setting and participants

Randomised controlled trial of NHV delivered via universal, child and family health services (the comparator). Pregnant women experiencing adversity (≥2 of 10 risk factors) were recruited from 10 antenatal clinics across 2 states (Victoria, Tasmania) in Australia.

Intervention

Mothers

SUBMITTER: Goldfeld S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9704648 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature