Home-Visiting Support for New Mothers With Additional Vulnerabilities: A Qualitative Inquiry Identifying Barriers to Implementation

Danielle Tracey; Simone Nash; Elaine Burns

Home-Visiting Support for New Mothers With Additional Vulnerabilities: A Qualitative Inquiry Identifying Barriers to Implementation

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Abstract

Home-visiting supporthasbeencastasoneofthemoste4ectivewaystoreachnewmotherswithadditionalvulnerabilitiesandis
instrumental inpreventingadverseoutcomesformothers,children,andfamilies.Whilstthebodyofempiricalevidenceforthe
e5cacy ofhome-visitingsupportisstrong,lessisknownaboutbarrierstosuccessfulimplementation.Inthisqualitativestudy,we
interviewed 47adultswithdiverseexperienceofahome-visitingservice(22mothers,15volunteers,6sta4,3externalprofessionals
and onepartnerofaserviceuser)tocaptureacomprehensiveunderstandingofpotentialimplementationbarriers.Findingsreveal
that bothindividualandorganisationalfactorsmayundermineimplementationwhichcouldsubsequentlyjeopardisethereal-
isation ofservicebene;ts.Factorsincludelimitedavailabilityofvolunteersandcoordinators,aswellaspoorvolunteer-mother;t,
and shameandguiltfeltbymothers.Recommendationsforatieredapproachtostrengthenimplementationareprovided

Original language	English
Journal	Health and Social Care in the Community
Publication status	Published - 2026

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

implementation barriers
maternal health
psychological well-being
qualitative evaluation

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Home-Visiting Support for New Mothers With Additional Vulnerabilities: A Qualitative Inquiry Identifying Barriers to Implementation

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