ERIC Number: EJ1311013
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Aug
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Randomized Trial of Promoting First Relationships for New Mothers Who Received Community Mental Health Services in Pregnancy
Oxford, Monica L.; Hash, Jonika B.; Lohr, Mary J.; Bleil, Maria E.; Fleming, Charlie B.; Unützer, Jurgen; Spieker, Susan J.
Developmental Psychology, v57 n8 p1228-1241 Aug 2021
The effectiveness of Promoting First Relationships (PFR), a 10-week home visiting program with video feedback, was tested in a randomized controlled trial involving 252 mothers and their 8- to 12-week-old infants. Mothers were eligible if they initiated treatment after mental health screening (depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD]) at a community or public health primary care center in pregnancy. At baseline, 51% had mild to severe depression symptoms, 54% had mild to severe anxiety, and 35% had PTSD. Their ages ranged from 18 to 42 years. Mothers were 66% White, 18% Black, and 16% other races. Forty-seven percent identified as Hispanic, and 33% preferred to read and speak in Spanish. The median family annual income was less than $20,000. The PFR program or receipt of a resource packet (control condition) followed the baseline assessment and randomization; we assessed outcomes when infants were age 6 and 12 months. Compared to mothers in the control condition, mothers in the PFR condition had significantly (ps < 0.05) higher observed sensitivity scores at both follow-up time points (d = 0.25, d = 0.26), had improved understanding of infant-toddler social-emotional needs at both time points (d = 0.21, d = 0.45), and reported less infant externalizing behavior at age 12 months (d = 0.28). This study is the fourth completed randomized controlled trial of the PFR program, all involving populations experiencing adversity.
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Home Visits, Mothers, Neonates, Infants, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Pregnancy, Child Behavior, Child Development, Mental Health, Child Welfare, Well Being
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH)
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Identifiers - Location: Washington
Grant or Contract Numbers: R01HD052809
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