Maternal and child health journal
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Matern Child Health J · Jul 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialDoes additional prenatal care in the home improve birth outcomes for women with a prior preterm delivery? A randomized clinical trial.
Women with a history of a prior preterm birth (PTB) have a high probability of a recurrent preterm birth. Some risk factors and health behaviors that contribute to PTB may be amenable to intervention. Home visitation is a promising method to deliver evidence based interventions. ⋯ Intervention participants had a shorter intrapartum length of stay. Enhanced prenatal care by nurse-midwife home visits may limit some risk factors and shorten intrapartum length of stay for women with a prior PTB. This study contributes to knowledge about evidence-based home visit interventions directed at risk factors associated with PTB.