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The evolution of a program of research on prenatal and early childhood home visitation: Special issue introduction
Author(s) -
Olds David,
Korfmacher Jon
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6629(199701)25:1<1::aid-jcop1>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - memphis , prenatal care , psychology , pregnancy , early childhood , medicine , gerontology , family medicine , developmental psychology , population , environmental health , botany , genetics , biology
In this and a following issue of the Journal of Community Psychology, we have been given a rare opportunity to elaborate the theoretical, clinical, and empirical underpinnings of a program of research that we and our colleagues have conducted over the past 20 years. The program of research has examined the efficacy of a program of prenatal and early childhood home visitation as a means of improving the outcomes of pregnancy, the care that parents provide to their children, and women's own personal development. During pregnancy and the first two years of the child's life, the program services low‐income pregnant women (and their families) who have had no previous live births. Examined in three successive randomized trials (in Elmira, New York, Memphis, Tennessee, and Denver, Colorado), the program has evolved over time. The current issue of the Journal provides an opportunity to describe that evolution. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.