Effectiveness of nurse home visiting for families in rural South Australia

Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of a 2‐year post‐natal home‐visiting programme delivered by nurses to socially disadvantaged mothers in rural regions of South A ustralia. Methods The intervention group consisted of 225 mothers who lived in rural regions and enrolled in the programme between 2010 and 2012. The comparison group consisted of 239 mothers who lived in rural areas between 2008 and 2009 when the programme was not yet available. All...