First steps: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of the Group Family Nurse Partnership (gFNP) program compared to routine care in improving outcomes for high-risk mothers and their children and preventing abuse.

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BACKGROUND: Evidence from the USA suggests that the home-based Family Nurse Partnership program (FNP), extending from early pregnancy until infants are 24 months, can reduce the risk of child abuse and neglect throughout childhood. FNP is now widely available in the UK. A new variant, Group Family Nurse Partnership (gFNP) offers similar content but in a group context and for a shorter time, until infants are 12 months old. Each group comprises 8 to 12 women with similar expected delivery date...

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Authors: Barnes, J; Aistrop, D; Allen, E; Barlow, J; Elbourne, D

• Journal: Trials
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 285
• Publication date: 2013-01-01
• DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-285
• EISSN: 1745-6215
• ISSN: 1745-6215
• Language: English
• Keywords: Female; Program Evaluation; Risk Assessment; Video Recording; Infant; Treatment Outcome; Mother-Child Relations; Humans; Parenting; Mothers; Social Support; Adaptation, Psychological; Pregnancy; Quality of Life; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Young Adult; Risk Factors; Time Factors; Child Abuse; England; Stress, Psychological; Research Design; Family Nursing; Clinical Protocols; Maternal Behavior; Educational Status; Group Processes; Infant, Newborn; Maternal Age; Preventive Health Services