Title
Low Birthweight in Second Children After Nurse Home Visiting
Date
2018
Author(s)
Margaret L. Holland, Susan W. Groth, Joyce A. Smith, Ying Meng, and Harriet Kitzman,
Brief Type
Journal Publication
Model(s)
- Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)
Description
Objective: To examine low birthweight and preterm birth of second children born to home-visited first-time mothers. Subjects: Women were previously recruited for a randomized controlled trial of the home visiting model disseminated as Nurse-Family Partnership. 512 of these women had second children within 18 years of the first child’s birth, and were included in our sample. Results: The intervention was associated with a lower likelihood of low birthweight for second children (odds ratio: 0.51, 95% CI: 0.27, 0.97), an effect apparent only if the first born had low birthweight and mediated by close birth spacing. These moderation and mediation patterns were similar in the preterm birth outcome. Conclusion: A home visiting program provided for first-born children reduced low birthweight for second-born children, if the first-born had low birthweight. This finding implies a broader impact than previously documented, because few studies have included these second children. (author abstract)
Data Collection Methods
- Program administrative record reviews
Status
Finished
For More Information
Holland, M. L., Groth, S. W., Smith, J. A., Meng, Y., & Kitzman, H. (2018). Low birthweight in second children after nurse home visiting. Journal of Perinatology, 38(12), 1610-1619. doi:10.1038/s41372-018-0222-8
Author Contact Information:
Margaret L. Holland
margaret.holland@yale.edu
Topics
- Participant, Family, and Program Outcomes