JAMA pediatrics
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of home visiting by nurses on maternal and child mortality: results of a 2-decade follow-up of a randomized clinical trial.
Mothers and children living in adverse contexts are at risk of premature death. ⋯ Prenatal and infant/toddler home visitation by nurses is a promising means of reducing all-cause mortality among mothers and preventable-cause mortality in their first-born children living in highly disadvantaged settings.