Randomised controlled trial of effect of Baby Check on use of health services in first 6 months of life.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effect of Baby Check, an illness scoring system for babies of 6 months or less, on parents' use of health services for their baby.

Design

Randomised controlled trial.

Setting

13 general practices in Glasgow.

Subjects

997 newly delivered mothers, randomised to receive either Baby Check and Play It Safe, an accident prevention leaflet (n=497), or Play It Safe alone (control group, n=500).

Main outcome measures

Data on consultations and referrals extracted from general practice notes after 6 months.

Results

At the time of recruitment, maternal characteristics were similar for both groups (mean maternal age 29 years; deprivation categories 6 and 1 in both groups; 424 (45%) mothers were primiparous). At 6 months, general pract

SUBMITTER: Thomson H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC31104 | biostudies-literature | 1999 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature