Home based educational intervention to improve perinatal outcomes for a disadvantaged community: A randomised control trial

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 162-167

  Doyle, Orla ^a   McGlanaghy, Edel ^a   Palamaro Munsell, Eylin ^a   McAuliffe, F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Home visiting programme; Maternal outcomes; Neonatal outcomes; Randomised control trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; IRELAND; LABOR ONSET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREPARING FOR LIFE HOME VISITING PROGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; APGAR SCORE; GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; NEWBORN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRENATAL CARE; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VULNERABLE POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRELAND; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922463340     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.06.006     Document Type: Article

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