The purpose of this study is to determine whether giving brief motivational interviewing counseling during the prenatal and/or postnatal period(s) will increase utilization of preventive dental care and improve the oral health of rural, low-income pregnant and postpartum women and their children, and to increase the number of home oral health practices taken by these women to prevent caries in their young children.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
400
Motivational interviewing counseling given during the prenatal and postpartum phases
Motivational interviewing counseling given during the prenatal phase with traditional health education given during the postpartum phase
Traditional health education given during the prenatal phase with motivational interviewing counseling given during the postpartum phase
Josephine County Public Health Department
Grants Pass, Oregon, United States
RECRUITINGJefferson County Public Health Department
Madras, Oregon, United States
RECRUITINGLincoln County Human Services Department
Newport, Oregon, United States
Visiting the dentist during pregnancy and up to two months postpartum for the mother and visiting the dentist before 18 months for the child.
Time frame: During pregnancy and up to two months post partum (mother); up to 18 months (child)
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Traditional health education given during the prenatal phase and the postpartum phase
Douglas County Health & Social Services
Roseburg, Oregon, United States
RECRUITING