The Mother in Norway Study

Summary

The Norwegian government is implementing the Nurse Family Partnership program (NFP) to combat child abuse and social inequality. This study will examine NFP with an individually randomized controlled parallel-group trial. The study will enroll 700 mothers over three years, with half receiving NFP services and the other half receiving standard care. The primary outcome is violence towards mothers and their children, assessed through questionnaires and observation tests. The study will also evaluate the program's effects on various health-related outcomes using administrative data. Cost-effectiveness analyses will be conducted to compare NFP to existing services and improve its delivery efficiency.

Conditions

• Maternal Behavior
• Injuries
• Violence
• Mental Health Wellness

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Nurse-Family Partnership

Nurse-Family Partnership is a prenatal and infancy home visiting program providing regular visits to first-time mothers until the child is two years old

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Oslo

  collaborator OTHER

• Norwegian Institute of Public Health

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• The Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs

  collaborator OTHER

• Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies

  collaborator OTHER

• Regional centre for children and youth mental health and welfare

  collaborator OTHER

• Oslo Metropolitan University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Anne Grete Tøge, phd · Oslo Metropolitan University

• Eirin Pedersen, phd · Oslo Metropolitan University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

16 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-06-01

Primary Completion

2028-12-31

Completion

2042-12-31

Countries

• Norway

Study Locations