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Monitoring the strong women strong babies strong culture program: the first eight years

Date

2003

Authors

d'Espaignet, E.Tursan
Measey, M.L.
Carnegie, Michelle Ann
Mackerras, D

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Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess improvements in perinatal health following the introduction of the Strong Women, Strong Babies, Strong Culture (SWSBSC) Program in two groups of Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. METHODS: A comparison of pre and post birthweights in intervention and control communities in rural and remote regions in the Top End of the Northern Territory was performed. RESULTS: Significant improvements in birthweight were observed for Group 1 communities with no significant change in Group 2. CONCLUSION: There is a need to better understand how the intervention differed in the two groups of communities.

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Keywords: Aborigine; adult; article; Australia; birth weight; case control study; child; female; health care quality; health education; health service; human; infant; intervention study; maternal welfare; newborn; organization and management; pregnancy; prenatal ca

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/53095

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ANU Research Publications

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Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

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Journal article

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2037-12-31

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