Identification of models, theoretical design and formal evaluation of integrated specialist community health service provision for the first 2000 days: a protocol for a scoping review

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 12; no. 3; p. e054807
• Main Authors: Nelson, Helen Jean, Munns, Ailsa, Ong, Sarah, Watson, Leanne, Burns, Sharyn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 16.03.2022; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Series: Protocol
• Subjects: Age; Child development; Child, Preschool; Children & youth; Childrens health; community child health; Community health care; Community Health Services; Delivery of Health Care; Empowerment; Families & family life; Health care; Health Policy; Health services; Humans; Integrated delivery systems; Models, Theoretical; Neurobiology; Population; Pregnancy; Primary care; Public health; Reproducibility of Results; Research Design; Scoping Reviews As Topic; Subject heading schemes; Australia; public health; health policy; community child health

IntroductionThe first 2000 days of a child’s life (during pregnancy up to age 5 years) represent a critical period, in which early interventions reduce risk associated with developmental delay, disability and intergenerational disadvantage. The risk is exacerbated by barriers to specialised early in...