Randomized trial of comprehensive prenatal care for low-income women : effect on infant birth weight

摘要: The effect of comprehensive prenatal care on birth weight was examined using a prospective randomized design. A total 428 pregnant women were randomly assigned to (n = 217) or standard 211). Comprehensive provided by multidisciplinary team nurse-midwives, social workers, nutritionist, paraprofessional home visitors, and psychologist. Standard consisted medical obstetric residents. Multiple regression analysis behavioral, demographic, variables showed strong relationship between the set predictors weight. related higher weights for primiparous but not multiparous mothers. Separate analyses variance primiparas multiparas similarly favorable