Perinatal Home Visiting among South African Mothers/Infants to improve maternal and infants' outcomes (Rotheram-Borus et al., 2014)

ID:

RMNCH099

Full title:

A Cluster Randomised Controlled Effectiveness Trial Evaluating Perinatal Home Visiting among South African Mothers/Infants The impact of paraprofessional home visitors on infants' growth and health at 18 months

Publication date:

01 October 2014

Maps:

Social, Behavioural and Community Engagement Interventions for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health

Social, Behavioural and Community Engagement Interventions for Maternal Health

Study design:

Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)

Regions:

Sub-Saharan Africa

Countries:

South Africa

Population:

Care during pregnancy, childbirth and after childbirth

Infant feeding and nutrition

Interventions:

Home visits

Outcomes:

Couple / mothers / mothers-in law /parent-child communication

Self-care practices

Caregiver practices

Routine care-seeking behaviour

Care-seeking for complications/illness

Maternal, newborn and child morbidity and disability

Child growth and development

Link:

http://www.3ieimpact.org/en/evidence/impact-evaluations/details/5140/