A Review of Prenatal Home-Visiting Effectiveness for Improving Birth Outcomes

A Review of Prenatal Home-Visiting Effectiveness for Improving Birth Outcomes

Published: Mar 30, 2011
Publisher: Journal of Obstetric, Gynocologic, & Neonatal Nursing, vol. 40, issue 2
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Authors

L. Michele Issel

Sarah G. Forrestal

Jaime Slaughter

Anna Wiencrot

Arden Handler

This article reviewed 28 quantitative studies comparing outcomes for women who did and did not receive prenatal home visiting. More evidence suggests that prenatal home visiting may improve the use of prenatal care, whereas less evidence exists that it improves neonatal birth weight or gestational age.

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