Home visits by nurses may benefit new and expectant moms, children

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Low-income women with no previous live births who were visited at home by nurses who provided prenatal and infant care support had $17,310 lower public benefit costs at 18 years' follow-up, with even more cost savings among those who had greater psychological resources, researchers reported in Pediatrics. Another study in the same journal showed improved math achievement, receptive language and other secondary cognition-related outcomes among 18-year-olds whose mothers received home visits by nurses.

Physician's Briefing/HealthDay News (12/3)