Authors: Samantha Sabo, Patrick Wightman, Kelly McCue, Matthew Butler, Vern Pilling, Dulce J Jimenez, Martín Celaya, and Sara Rumann
The Health Start Programme is a community health worker (CHW) program in Arizona that addresses maternal and child health. This quasi-experimental retrospective study sought to understand if the Health Start Programme decreased rates of low birth weight (LBW), very low birth weight (VLBW), extremely low birth weight (ELVW), and preterm birth (PTB). Preliminary data suggest that the CHW model may contribute to reduced rates of LBW, VLBW, ELBW, and PTB.
Link: Addressing maternal and child health equity through a community health worker home visiting intervention to reduce low birth weight: retrospective quasi-experimental study of the Arizona Health Start Programme
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Resource Topic: Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Preterm Birth
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2021
Region: North America (U.S. and Canada)
Country: United States of America
Publisher May Restrict Access: No