Abstract:
The field of relationship science has called for more research on the impact of relationship education on child outcomes, yet studies in this area remain sparse, particularly regarding maternal and infant health at birth. Research on group prenatal care demonstrates that individual-oriented group interventions have a positive impact on infant birth outcomes, suggesting the need to consider the impacts of other forms of group programming for women. The current study examined the impact of MotherWise, an individual-oriented relationship education and brief case management/coaching program for minority and low-income pregnant women, on birth outcomes. The study sample included 136 women who enrolled in a larger randomized controlled trial of MotherWise during early pregnancy. Although statistical power was limited due to the sample size and the effects were not outright significant at p < 0.05, results indicated that the effects of MotherWise on birth outcomes were small to moderate in size (0.23 for birthweight, 0.46 for preterm birth) and suggest important avenues for future tests of relationship education programs and their impacts on maternal and infant health. The current study suggests that relationship education during pregnancy could directly impact women\'s and infant\'s health.
关系科学领域呼吁有更多的研究来针对关系教育对儿童结果的影响。这一领域的研究仍然很少,特别是在产妇和婴儿出生时的健康方面。关于群体产前护理的研究表明,面向个人的群体干预措施对婴儿出生结果具有积极影响,这表明需要考虑其他形式的群体方案对妇女的影响。本研究调查了MotherWise对分娩结果的影响,这是一项针对少数族裔和低收入孕妇的以个人为导向的关系教育和简单案例管理/指导项目。该研究的样本包括了136名妇女,她们在早期怀孕期间参加了MotherWise的一项更大的随机对照试验。虽然由于样本量的原因,统计能力有限,且在p < .05时的影响并不完全显著。结果表明,MotherWise对出生结果的影响在样本量上是小到中等的(出生体重为23,早产为46),并为未来的关系教育项目测试及其对母婴健康的影响提出了重要的途径。本研究表明,怀孕期间的关系教育可以直接影响妇女和婴儿的健康。.