The impact of prenatal care coordination on birth outcome

Valued Outcomes of Service Coordination, Early Intervention, and Natural Environments

“…1995; Stepanek et al, 1996). A review of the literature, with a focus on the outcomes hypothesized to be realized from effective service coordination, finds that the predicted benefits include, but are not limited to, more efficient access to services (Akers & Behl, 1999;Farel & Rounds, 1998;Garry, Brown, Abernathy, & Brown, 1998;Marcenko & Smith, 1992;Roberts, Akers, & Behl, 1996;Smith et al, 1994), better flow of information to families (Akers & Behl, 1999), increased availability of funding (Akers & Behl, 1999), improved service quality (LeBas, King, & Block, 1998), increased availability of supports and resources (Tuchman-Ginsberg, 1997), better provider/family relationships (Summers et al, 2001), improved parent and family quality of life (Dunst, Trivette, Gordon, & Starnes, 1993;Tyler, 1998), enhanced parent and family well-being (Akers & Behl, 1999;Cloonan & Shuster, 1990), increased parent empowerment (Dunst & Trivette, 1989;St. Pierre, Layzer, Goodson, & Bernstein, 1999), improvements in child outcomes (Akers & Behl, 1999;Kilbride, Castor, Hoffman, & Fuger, 2000;St.…”

“…Research on the relationship between service coordination models and practices and child, family, and systems benefits has produced mixed results, with some studies demonstrating positive consequences of service integration (Dolan, 1995;Dunst et al, 1993;Garry et al, 1998;Koren et al, 1997;Marcenko & Smith, 1992;Romer & Umbreit, 1998;Tyler, 1998;Weller, 1991), some producing no discernable positive or negative effects (Garry et al, 1998;Hughes, Brindis, Halfon, & Newacheck, 1997;Kilbride et al, 2000;Marcenko & Smith, 1992;St. Pierre et al, 1999;Tyler, 1998), and some demonstrating negative outcomes (Dunst et al, 1993;Provan, 1997;Romer & Umbreit, 1998;Weller, 1991).…”