Financial Support to Medicaid-Eligible Mothers Increases Caregiving for Preterm Infants.
Objectives: To assess the impact of financial support on maternal caregiving activities for preterm infants. Methods: We conducted a small randomized controlled trial (RCT) in two Massachusetts Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs). We enrolled 46 Medicaid-eligible mothers of preterm infants between...
| Publicado en: | Maternal & Child Health Journal Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 587 - 601 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
May2020
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