A home visitation program welcomes home first-time moms and their infants

Home Healthc Nurse. 2005 May;23(5):286-9. doi: 10.1097/00004045-200505000-00005.

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.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Breast Feeding
  • California
  • Community Health Nursing / organization & administration*
  • Home Care Services / organization & administration*
  • House Calls*
  • Humans
  • Maternal-Child Nursing / organization & administration*
  • Medically Underserved Area
  • Models, Nursing
  • Mothers / education
  • Mothers / psychology
  • Nursing Evaluation Research
  • Organizational Objectives
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Program Evaluation
  • Prospective Studies
  • Referral and Consultation