Table 1 Overview of programme content and timings
Content | Time of delivery |
|---|---|
Antenatal course components | |
Initial assessment and consent | Antenatal week 1; one-to-one home visit |
Evaluation questionnaires | Antenatal week 2; one-to-one virtual visit |
Relationships, respect and support | Antenatal weeks 3–6; 2 group sessions |
Parent-infant interactions | Antenatal weeks 6–8; 2 group sessions |
Postnatal course components | |
Re-engage families and complete evaluation questionnaires | Postnatal week 1; one-to-one home visit |
Healthy bodies, healthy minds (group sessions) | Postnatal week 2; 1 group session |
Understanding babies’ development and practicalities of parenthood | Postnatal week 2; 1 group session |