Minding the Baby® Home Visiting (MTB-HV)
Model effectiveness research report last updated: 2014
In brief
Evidence of model effectiveness
Title | General population | Tribal population | Domains with favorable effects |
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Minding the Baby® Home Visiting (MTB-HV) | Meets HHS criteria | Does not meet HHS criteria for tribal population because the model has not been evaluated with a tribal population. |
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Model description
Minding the Baby® Home Visiting is designed for young first-time parents living in low-income settings. The model aims to bridge primary care and mental health services for infants by pairing a nurse with a mental health professional to conduct home visits. The home visitors meet with families separately on an alternating schedule, beginning in the second or early third trimester of pregnancy and continuing until the child’s second birthday. Visits take place weekly until the child’s first birthday, then transition to every other week. The home visitors also work closely with the mothers’ prenatal and pediatric clinicians, who may be based in a partnering community health center. The model aims to promote secure attachment; parental reflection (in which parents reflect on their children’s thoughts and feelings and their own development as a parent); and physical and mental health in babies, mothers, and their families.
Extent of evidence
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