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July 27, 2026Families Systems & Health

Assessing the effects of prenatal enrollment into HealthySteps on dyadic health outcomes.

Jaya Mishra Ronald Sanchez Hannah Brody Laura Harford Reyna Payero Caroline Cummings Evelyn Berger-Jenkins

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The study aims to evaluate the effects of the HealthySteps intervention when initiated prenatally on health outcomes for families.
Sample of 611 families, with 120 enrolled prenatally and 491 postnatally.
Compared baseline and follow-up metrics over 15 months regarding maternal mental health and child health practices.
Analyzed rates of maternal depression, social drivers of health, breastfeeding, pediatric visits, and HealthySteps engagement.
Prenatal enrollment led to improved maternal depression scores with a p-value of 0.021.
Enhanced breastfeeding practices and increased pediatric visit completion were observed in the prenatal group.
Engagement with HealthySteps was notably higher among families enrolled prenatally.

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Assesses health outcomes in families using prenatal HealthySteps, suggesting improved wellbeing for caregivers and children.

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Mishra et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a69a26dc8da07d9defa5d0a https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0001063

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