title: A home visitation program welcomes home first-time moms and their infants.
abstract: This article describes a creative maternal and infant home visiting program for first-time parents. Two-year outcomes indicate the program improved parents' infant safety knowledge, positively affected the mother's decision to breastfeed, and promoted infant primary care visits in a cost-effective way.
authors.affiliation: Maternal and Child Health Initiative at the Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, 6505 Alvarado Road, Suite 212, San Diego, CA 92120, USA. shedges@projects.sdsu.edu
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hedges
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Simmes
authors.forename: Annamarie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Linder
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002140:California; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012017:Referral and Consultation