Brenda Molloy
Biographic Data
| ID | 7442404 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brenda Molloy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brenda |
| FAMILY NAME | Molloy |
| SIGNATURE | MOLLOY B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Eastern Health |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Effectiveness of a social support intervention on infant feeding practices
BACKGROUND: To assess whether monthly home visits from trained volunteers could improve infant feeding practices at age 12 months, a randomised controlled trial was carried out in two disadvantaged inner city London boroughs. METHODS: Women attending baby clinics with their infants (312) were randomised to receive monthly home visits from trained volunteers over a 9-month period (intervention group) or standard professional care only (control gro…
Community mothers' programme
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To see whether the community mothers' programme, using lay volunteer mothers to deliver a childhood development programme, could be extended successfully to the travelling community in Ireland. DESIGN: This was a prospective study of the travelling community; comparisons were made with results of a previous randomised trial of settled mothers. SETTING: A regional health authority in Ireland. PARTICIPANTS: These comprised 39 trave…
The Community Mothers Programme—Empowerment of parents by parents
An innovative directed support intervention programme using lay people aimed at improving the quality of parenting during the first year of life was introduced on a pilot basis in Dublin in 1983 for parents of children living in working class communities. It involved experienced mothers who delivered a programme focusing on healthcare, nutritional improvement and overall child development to new parents. Support, encouragement and guidance were u…
Effectiveness of a social support intervention on infant feeding practices
BACKGROUND: To assess whether monthly home visits from trained volunteers could improve infant feeding practices at age 12 months, a randomised controlled trial was carried out in two disadvantaged inner city London boroughs. METHODS: Women attending baby clinics with their infants (312) were randomised to receive monthly home visits from trained volunteers over a 9-month period (intervention group) or standard professional care only (control gro…
The Community Mothers Programme—Empowerment of parents by parents
An innovative directed support intervention programme using lay people aimed at improving the quality of parenting during the first year of life was introduced on a pilot basis in Dublin in 1983 for parents of children living in working class communities. It involved experienced mothers who delivered a programme focusing on healthcare, nutritional improvement and overall child development to new parents. Support, encouragement and guidance were u…
Community mothers' programme
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To see whether the community mothers' programme, using lay volunteer mothers to deliver a childhood development programme, could be extended successfully to the travelling community in Ireland. DESIGN: This was a prospective study of the travelling community; comparisons were made with results of a previous randomised trial of settled mothers. SETTING: A regional health authority in Ireland. PARTICIPANTS: These comprised 39 trave…
Effectiveness of a social support intervention on infant feeding practices
BACKGROUND: To assess whether monthly home visits from trained volunteers could improve infant feeding practices at age 12 months, a randomised controlled trial was carried out in two disadvantaged inner city London boroughs. METHODS: Women attending baby clinics with their infants (312) were randomised to receive monthly home visits from trained volunteers over a 9-month period (intervention group) or standard professional care only (control gro…
Medicine (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (2 works) · Intervention (counseling) (2 works) · Pediatrics (2 works) · Randomized controlled trial (2 works) · Surgery (2 works) · Surgery (2 works) · Breastfeeding (1 work) · Child and Adolescent Health (1 work)