The Nurse Home Visitation Program
January 1, 2002 | Book
This chapter in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Anthology V, examines nurse visitation programs to disadvantaged first-time mothers during and after their pregnancies.
Prenatal/Perinatal/Neonatal Care
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Reduced School Dropout Rates Among Adolescent Mothers Receiving School-Based Prenatal Care
March 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Students who become pregnant in their teens are more likely to drop out of school, increasing the likelihood of persistent poverty and social disadvantage. This study examined the effect of school-based prenatal services on school attendance and dro ...
The Role of Mental Health Factors, Behavioral Factors, and Past Experience in the Prediction of Rapid Repeat Pregnancy in Adolescence
January 28, 2009 | Journal Article
Rapid repeat pregnancies (RRPs) in adolescents are poorly understood, even though they are some of the pregnancies at highest risk for poor outcomes. This study showed that aggression was associated with higher risk of an RRP, but life history factors such as abuse and depression were not.
Mortality Among Very Low-Birthweight Infants in Hospitals Serving Minority Populations
November 30, 2005 | Journal Article
Minority-serving hospitals may provide lower quality of care to VLBW infants compared with other hospitals. Because VLBW black infants are disproportionately treated by minority-serving hospitals.
Focus Group is First Phase in Coalition's Promotion of Breastfeeding in Black Communities
January 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
The Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition conducted eight focus groups to assess community health workers' knowledge of breastfeeding and lactation management and to learn how they perceived the value of using technology in their work.
Nurse-Family Partnership Program
August 26, 2008 | Program Result Report
RWJF has provided 12 grants totaling $26.8 million to support development of David L. Olds' home-visiting model and its national replication as the Nurse-Family Partnership.