Prenatal and Infancy Home Visitation by Nurses: Recent Findings.

Olds, David L.; Henderson, Charles R., Jr.; Kitzman, Harriet J.; Eckenrode, John J.; Cole, Robert E.; Tatelbaum, Robert C.

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ERIC Number: EJ588995

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Prenatal and Infancy Home Visitation by Nurses: Recent Findings.

Olds, David L.; Henderson, Charles R., Jr.; Kitzman, Harriet J.; Eckenrode, John J.; Cole, Robert E.; Tatelbaum, Robert C.

Future of Children, v9 n1 p44-65 Spr-Sum 1999

Describes a 20-year program of research on the Nurse Home Visitation Program, a model in which nurses visit mothers beginning at pregnancy and continuing through the children's second birthdays. Summarizes results of two randomized trials and concludes that the use of nurses as home visitors is key to program success. (SLD)

Descriptors: Community Health Services, Home Visits, Infants, Nurses, Parent Education, Pregnancy, Urban Youth

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Note: Theme issue titled "Home Visiting: Recent Program Evaluations."