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Description
The aim of the project is to provide support and improve information for pregnant mothers during pregnancy, after childbirth and before the age of 2, by providing high quality services to help mothers make reasonable decisions about their childcare to ensure welfare of vulnerable mothers, infants and children under 2 years of age in Ukmergė district municipality. In order to increase the availability of the services, priority will be given to beneficiaries living in rural areas who are less accessible due to their geographical location. During the implementation of the project, intersectoral cooperation will be ensured, which would contribute to the quality identification of beneficiaries, exchange of information, which would improve the quality of service provision.
Expected project activities and results:
1) the main activities carried out during the implementation of the project - visits and provision of services to the target group during the implementation of the intended model;
2) the main result of the project - the implemented model of family attendance, providing early intervention services, in the Ukmerge municipality;
3) continuity of project activities for at least 6 years after the end of the project.
Investing in health care promotes a healthy lifestyle and reduces the risk of disease, and it is likely that health care spending will fall in the future as fewer diseases are diagnosed more quickly. For these reasons, the population''s expenditure on medicines and treatment will decrease.
Summary of project results
Child abuse is one of the public health problems. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), three out of four children between the ages of 2 and 4 are regularly subjected to physical punishment or psychological violence by their parents or guardians. One in five women and one in thirteen men say they were sexually abused in infancy and childhood. Children who experience domestic violence and neglect are also more likely to be violent themselves.
The goal of the project is to improve prevention and reduce health inequalities in the municipality of Ukmergė district.
The project aimed to provide support and improve information for expectant mothers during pregnancy, after birth and up to the age of 2, providing high-quality services to help mothers make informed decisions about childcare, in order to ensure that vulnerable mothers, babies and children up to the age of 2 years.
The project provided support and improved information to expectant mothers during pregnancy, after childbirth and up to the age of 2 years. High-quality early intervention services were provided to help mothers make informed decisions about childcare to ensure the well-being of vulnerable mothers, infants and children up to 2 years of age.
For this purpose, the job position of Family Visitation Specialist was created in Ukmergė Primary Health Care Center. Using the "Nurse and Family Partnership" program, a model of providing family visits and early intervention services was developed and implemented in the municipality of Ukmergė district during the project.
Specialists of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences helped the Family Visitation specialist to acquire "soft" competences, allowing to provide primary preventive intervention to at-risk families throughout the project implementation period, and also advised him periodically during supervisions.
Project target groups: first-time pregnant young (under 21) and older (over 40) women living in a social risk environment and their children under 2 years old, other family members, community, society.
During the implementation of the project, more than 25 women who were pregnant and gave birth in the Ukmergė district municipality were regularly visited, giving priority to those living in rural areas. The Family Visiting Specialist provided each family with 70-90 percent of the scheduled 64 visits.
A car was purchased with the funds of the project, as well as tools and equipment needed to provide services.
Those families were provided with preventive assistance, they were constantly monitored and counselled. Women were taught how to take care of their health and hygiene, childcare, and how to live healthier. The state of health of the mother and baby or child, as well as the development of the child, were periodically assessed.