Randomized controlled trial and economic evaluation of nurse-led group support for young mothers during pregnancy and the first year postpartum versus usual care

Authors

Jacqueline Barnes, University of WollongongFollow
Jane Stuart, University of London
Elizabeth Allen, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Stavros Petrou, University of Warwick
Joanna Sturgess, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Jane Barlow, University of Warwick
Garry Macdonald, Curtin University of TechnologyFollow
Helen Spiby, University of Nottingham
Dipti Aistrop, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Melhuish, University of WollongongFollow
Sungwook Kim, University of Bristol
Diana Elbourne, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

RIS ID

128500

Publication Details

Barnes, J., Stuart, J., Allen, E., Petrou, S., Sturgess, J., Barlow, J., Macdonald, G., Spiby, H., Aistrop, D., Melhuish, E., Kim, S. & Elbourne, D. (2017). Randomized controlled trial and economic evaluation of nurse-led group support for young mothers during pregnancy and the first year postpartum versus usual care. Trials, 18 (508), 1-15.

Abstract

Child maltreatment is a significant public health problem. Group Family Nurse Partnership (gFNP) is a new intervention for young, expectant mothers implemented successfully in pilot studies. This study was designed to determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of gFNP in reducing risk factors for maltreatment with a potentially vulnerable population.