A descriptive study of the nature of mothers' involvement in a parent-infant home visiting programme

Includes bibliographical references. === In this qualitative study mothers’ perceptions of their experience of a local parent-infant home visiting programme were described. Research has shown positive results for home visiting programmes which are being implemented increasingly throughout the world....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mitrani, Susan
Other Authors: Addinall, Ronald
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11079
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Summary:Includes bibliographical references. === In this qualitative study mothers’ perceptions of their experience of a local parent-infant home visiting programme were described. Research has shown positive results for home visiting programmes which are being implemented increasingly throughout the world. International and local research on home visiting programmes, psychodynamic theory including attachment theory, and systems theory underpin this research.