Journal article
Preventive care at home for very preterm infants improves infant and caregiver outcomes at 2 years
AJ Spittle, PJ Anderson, KJ Lee, C Ferretti, A Eeles, J Orton, RN Boyd, T Inder, LW Doyle
Pediatrics | Published : 2010
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the effects of preventive care at home on child development and primary caregiver mental health at 2 years of age. METHODS: A total of 120 very preterm infants (<30 weeks) were assigned randomly to intervention (n = 61) or control (n = 59) groups. The intervention group received the preventive care program (9 home visits over the first year from a physiotherapist and a psychologist, focusing on the parent-infant relationship, the parents' mental health, and the infant's development); and the control group received standard care. At corrected age of 2 years, developmental outcomes were assessed, and primary caregivers completed the Infan..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Council
Funding Acknowledgements
We acknowledge support from the National Health and Medical Council (project grant ID 284512 and career development award ID 473840, to Dr Boyd), the Cerebral Palsy Foundation (project grant and postdoctoral fellowship, to Dr Spittle), the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, the Myer Foundation, Allens Arthur Robinson, and the Thyne Reid Foundation.