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Barlow, Jane, Dawe, Sharon, Coe, Christine and Harnett, Paul (2016) An evidence-based, pre-birth assessment pathway for vulnerable pregnant women. British Journal of Social Work, 46 (4). pp. 960-973. doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcu150 ISSN 0045-3102.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcu150
Abstract
The developmental needs of infants during the first year of life have been emphasised by recent research from a variety of sources highlighting the crucial role that early parent–infant interaction plays. Infants identified as being at significant risk of maltreatment need adequate protection within a time frame consistent with their developmental needs. This briefing paper describes a new care pathway established within a UK-based social care team, which aims to provide early identification, intensive support, timely assessment and decision making for a group of highly vulnerable, pregnant women, their partners and their infants. The pathway of care is described and a case study is presented to illustrate this care pathway. A mother is referred at eighteen weeks of pregnancy and supported post birth for six months. The combination of supporting structured professional judgement by the inclusion of standardised tools and training in a programme specifically developed for high-risk families suggests that this pre-birth risk-assessment process warrants further evaluation.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Preconception care, Prenatal care , Childbirth, Pregnant women | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | British Journal of Social Work | ||||||||
Publisher: | Oxford University Press | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0045-3102 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 1 June 2016 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 46 | ||||||||
Number: | 4 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 960-973 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1093/bjsw/bcu150 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Funder: | Oxfordshire (England). County Council |
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