Home visitation services for at-risk pregnant and postpartum women: a randomized trial.
A randomized trial tested the psychosocial efficacy of a home visitation model for women at risk of out-of-home placement of their newborns. After an average of ten months of exposure, the experimental group reported significantly increased social support, greater access to services, and decreased psychological distress. Implications of the findings for interventions with at-risk families are discussed.
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Center for the Study of Youth Policy, School of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D002669:Child Welfare; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005581:Foster Home Care; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D016896:Treatment Outcome