The Prenatal/Early Infancy Project: An Adolescent Follow-up

Summary

The Nurse-Family Partnership, a program of prenatal and infancy home visiting by nurses, has been examined in a series of 3 randomized trials since 1977. It has received considerable attention in the scientific and public policy communities for its replicated effects on a variety of maternal and child health outcomes across these 3 trials, including prenatal health, childhood injuries, rates of subsequent pregnancies, inter-birth intervals, as well as its long-term effects on maternal life-course, criminal behavior, and 15-year-olds' criminal and antisocial behavior in the first trial of the program conducted in Elmira, New York.

Conditions

• Behavior, Adaptive

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Developmental Screening

Child participants were screened for sensory and developmental problems and referred for further evaluation and treatment of suspected problems at 12 and 24 months of age

BEHAVIORAL

Screening plus Transportation

Child participants were screened for sensory and developmental problems and referred for further evaluation and treatment for suspected problems at 12 and 24 months of age; their mothers were provided with free transportation for prenatal and well-child care through child age 2.

BEHAVIORAL

Screening, Transport, Prenatal Visits

Child participants were screened for sensory and developmental problems and referred for further evaluation and treatment for suspected problems at 12 and 24 months of age; their mothers were provided with free transportation for prenatal and well-child care through child age 2, and were provided an average of 9 home visits by nurses during pregnancy.

BEHAVIORAL

Screen, Transport, Prenatal/Inf Visits

Child participants were screened for sensory and developmental problems and referred for further evaluation and treatment for suspected problems at 12 and 24 months of age; their mothers were provided with free transportation for prenatal and well-child care through child age 2, and were provided an average of 9 home visits by nurses during pregnancy and 23 during the child's first two years of life.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cornell University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Colorado, Denver

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• David Olds, MD · University of Colorado, Denver

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

15 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

1994-03-18

Primary Completion

1996-09-12

Completion

1998-04-30