A Study on the Effects of Home Visits in Early Childhood Life Stages

Gangseo-gu Partners with Seoul National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation to Promote 'Korean-Style Early Life Home Visit Intervention Study'...Proving Effects on Pregnant Women and Infants in Early Life Health Management Project

Home Visit Intervention Study Agreement Ceremony (right: Oh Young-wook, Director of Gangseo-gu Health Center)

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangseo-gu, Seoul (Mayor Noh Hyun-song) is partnering with Seoul National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation to promote the "Korean-style Early Life Home Visit Intervention Study."

This study is a randomized controlled trial conducted to clarify the effects of the government-led home visit program for pregnant women and infants, the "Early Life Health Management Pilot Project," on children's health development and mothers' health.

The study will be conducted over approximately four years until 2024, and the district is continuously recruiting pregnant women to participate in this study until December.

Pregnant women within 37 weeks of pregnancy who wish to participate can apply by visiting or calling the Gangseo-gu Public Health Center.

Participants will be selected through a risk assessment, and the selected pregnant women will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the control group with a 50% probability using a random allocation system.

Pregnant women assigned to the intervention group will receive continuous home visit services from nurses from the prenatal period until the child reaches 24 months of age, along with surveys and observational evaluations, while the control group will participate only in the study evaluations during the same period.

Both the intervention and control groups will receive gift certificates as compensation for the evaluations, and at the end of the two-year participation period, a thorough examination of child development will be conducted.

The study results will be used as scientific evidence for the full-scale expansion of the project.

A district official said, "We are pleased to participate in this meaningful study evaluating community public healthcare services," and added, "We hope that through this study, not only Gangseo-gu but also more mothers and families nationwide will benefit from the early life health management project."

For more information, please contact the Seoul National University Medical Research Institute or the Health Management Division of Gangseo-gu Public Health Center.

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