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- Title
Birth-Related Outcomes for Second Children Following Home Visiting Program Enrollment for New Parents of First Children.
- Authors
Holland, Margaret L.; Condon, Eileen M.; Rinne, Gabrielle R.; Good, Madelyn M.; Bleicher, Sarah; Li, Connie; Taylor, Rose M.; Sadler, Lois S.
- Abstract
Introduction: Home visiting (HV) programs aim to promote child and family health through perinatal intervention. HV may benefit second children through improving subsequent pregnancy and birth outcomes. However, HV impacts on birth outcomes of second children have not been examined in a naturalistic setting. Methods: Using data from Connecticut Nurturing Families Network (NFN) home visiting program of families enrolled from 2005 to 2015, we compared birth-related outcomes (birthweight, preterm birth, Cesarean section delivery, prenatal care utilization) of second children (n = 1758) to demographically similar propensity-score-matched families that were not enrolled in NFN (n = 5200). We examined whether the effects of NFN differed by maternal age, race and ethnicity, or visit attendance pattern. Results: There was no program effect for the full sample. The effect of NFN did not differ by maternal age or visit attendance pattern but did differ by maternal race and ethnicity. Black women in NFN were more likely to receive adequate prenatal care during their second pregnancy (OR 1.05; 95% CI 1.01, 1.09) and Hispanic women in NFN were less likely to deliver by Cesarean section for their second birth (OR 0.97; 95% CI 0.94, 0.99), compared to Black and Hispanic women in the comparison group respectively. There was a protective program effect on prematurity of the second child (OR 0.92; 95% CI 0.85, 0.996) for women with a preterm first birth. Discussion: These findings suggest that benefits of HV extend to subsequent birth-related outcomes for women from marginalized racial/ethnic groups. HV may help buffer some harmful social determinants of health.
- Subjects
SCHOOL admission; EVALUATION of medical care; CONFIDENCE intervals; PREMATURE infants; HOME care services; AGE distribution; BLACK people; HISPANIC Americans; GESTATIONAL age; RETROSPECTIVE studies; PREGNANCY outcomes; SEX distribution; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; BIRTH weight; RESEARCH funding; PRENATAL care; CESAREAN section; ODDS ratio; LONGITUDINAL method
- Publication
Maternal & Child Health Journal, 2022, Vol 26, Issue 4, p941
- ISSN
1092-7875
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10995-021-03365-3