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| Design | Attrition | Baseline equivalence | Confounding factors | Valid, reliable measures? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randomized controlled trial | Low | Established on race/ethnicity. A measure of at-risk status that included indicators of SES and some baseline maternal health measures was not equivalent, but was controlled for in the analysis. Controls for baseline scores of outcomes collected at baseline. |
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Findings that rate moderate or high in this manuscript
No findings found that rate moderate or high.
The sample included 275 mothers with children age 3 months at assessment. All women were receiving Healthy Steps services and had enrolled before 22 weeks of gestation. Study enrollment occurred between July 20, 1998 and September 29, 2000. Most mothers had some postsecondary schooling (92%), with about one in three also having graduate-level training. Study participants were predominately white (77%). Over 80% of mothers had family incomes above $40,000, with over one in three family incomes exceeding $75,000.
Two primary care clinics that are part of the Group Home Cooperative in the Pacific Northwest.
The study randomly assigned mothers to receive either Healthy Steps only or Healthy Steps plus the PrePare supplement. Those in the Healthy Steps plus PrePare group received three prenatal home visits in addition to standard Healthy Steps program services following the child’s birth. Healthy Steps Specialists provided prenatal home visiting services to help parents prepare for their newborn. Specialists also screened and provided interventions for smoking, depression, and domestic violence. Following birth, Healthy Steps Specialists provided home visits, developmental and behavioral advice, a child development telephone information line, and links to community resources. The typical frequency of home visits by three months after birth is five in the standard implementation and eight with PrePare supplemental visits included.
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Women in the comparison group received the standard Healthy Steps program.