Impact of the Korea Early Childhood Home-visiting Intervention

The KECHI encompasses 25-29 home visits, group activities, and community service linkage by social workers from the prenatal period until the child reaches the age of 2 years; as such, it is a complex intervention involving various domains to address a wide range of outcomes. Pregnant women with two or more risk factors who are deemed to have difficulties in raising children are eligible for the targeted multiple nurse home visits. Each home visit is implemented based on families' needs, and individualized interventions are provided to improve parenting and the home environment in order to promote the child's health and development and maternal health. The program includes educational materials for parents, such as a booklet covering issues on prenatal care, child development, postnatal child care, parent-child attachment, play, communication, safety, and goal-setting.