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Public Health Nursing Early Intervention Program (EIP) for Adolescent Mothers
The Public Health Nursing Early Intervention Program (EIP) for Adolescent Mothers provides both prenatal and postpartum visits to adolescent expectant mothers who are referred from the courts to a public nurse program. Prenatal visits focus on the use of prenatal heath care, preparation for childbirth, and self-care during pregnancy. Postpartum visits provide information on family planning, infant care, and well-baby health care.
Courses are taught using several teaching strategies including group discussion, role play, decision-making exercises, communication games, and maternal-fetal interactive activities. The following resources provide information on the Public Health Nursing EIP and its effectiveness.
Early Intervention Program for Adolescent Mothers (EIP)
Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Provides a brief program model description, a review of studies, evidence of effectiveness, and a summary of findings by outcome domain.
Public Health Nursing Early Intervention Program for Adolescent Mothers (PDF - 121 KB)
Mathematica Policy Research (2011)
Provides summary information about the program model, research on evidence of effectiveness, and model developer contact information.
Nurse Visitation for Adolescent Mothers: Two-Year Infant Health and Maternal Outcomes (PDF - 1413 KB)
Koniak-Griffin, Verzemnieks, Anderson, Brecht, Lesser, Kim, & Turner-Pluta
Nursing Research, 52(2), 2003
Evaluates the 2-year postbirth infant health and maternal outcomes of an early intervention program of home visitation by public health nurses serving Latina and African-American adolescent mothers from pregnancy through 2 years postpartum. Findings compared against traditional public health nursing care show lower rates of non-birth-related infant hospitalizations, repeated pregnancies, and ER visits during the first 24 months.
Public Health Nursing Care for Adolescent Mothers: Impact on Infant Health and Selected Maternal Outcomes at 1 Year Postbirth
Koniak-Griffin, Anderson, Brecht, Verzemnieks, Lesser, & Kim
Journal of Adolescent Health, 30(1), 2002
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Compares effects of an early intervention program of intense home visitation by public health nurses with effects of traditional public health nursing care on infant health and selected maternal outcomes of adolescent mothers.
A Public Health Nursing Early Intervention Program for Adolescent Mothers: Outcomes From Pregnancy Through 6 Weeks Postpartum
Koniak-Griffin, Anderson, Verzemnieks, & Brecht
Nursing Research, 49(3), 2000
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Evaluates the effects of an early intervention program that uses a public health nursing model on health and social outcomes of adolescent mothers and their children and on the quality of mother-child interaction.