Long-term effects of home visitation on maternal life course and child abuse and neglect: fifteen-year follow-up of a randomized trial
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Home nurse visitation can reduce the risk of child abuse and criminal behavior in low-income women. A total of 324 pregnant women in rural New York State were randomly assigned to receive no intervention or visits from a nurse during pregnancy and the first two years of the child's life. Compared to those who received no intervention, the women who had home nurse visitation were less likely to abuse or neglect the child, had fewer pregnancies, spent less time on welfare and had fewer arrests. They also were less likely to use alcohol or drugs and waited longer to have more children.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1997
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Positive Effects of Prenatal and Early Childhood Interventions
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Prenatal and early childhood home nursing visits can improve the health and development of disadvantaged children. Nurse-based training before the birth of a child and in the first 24 months of life can improve mental development, reduce behavioral problems, and reduce antisocial behavior and criminal activity in children born to socioeconomically disadvantaged families. The use of trained nurses, in addition to adequate family, social, and health care services, may benefit poor families.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1998
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Promise and Limitations of Home Visitation
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Nurse home-visitation services will probably only benefit certain families, such as poor, unmarried, first-time mothers. These programs try to prevent child abuse by providing regular home visits by a nurse or social worker. A study published in 2000 found these programs are not effective if the family is affected by domestic violence.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2000
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