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Essential nonmedical perinatal services for multiple birth families
P E Malmstrom1, T Faherty, P Wagner
1Twinline, Berkeley, California.
Acta Geneticae Medicae Et Gemellologiae
|January 1, 1988
Summary
Coping with the unique stresses of raising multiples is crucial for family well-being. Access to resources like counseling and community support significantly aids parents in managing challenges and preventing abuse.
Area of Science:
- Family Health
- Social Services
- Perinatal Care
Background:
- Parenting multiples presents unique stressors impacting family health and welfare.
- Limited access to support services can exacerbate these challenges, increasing risks of abuse.
- Multiple birth families require specialized resources to navigate the complexities of raising more than one child concurrently.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the critical need for support services for parents of multiples.
- To introduce Twinline as a resource providing essential nonmedical perinatal services.
- To underscore the role of information, counseling, and community resources in enhancing parental coping mechanisms.
Main Methods:
- The study focuses on the services offered by Twinline, a social service agency.
- Services include a variety of free and low-cost nonmedical perinatal support.
- The agency serves over 1,000 multiple birth families in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Main Results:
- Access to information, counseling, and community resources improves parents' coping abilities.
- These resources are instrumental in reducing the risk of child and spousal abuse among families with multiples.
- Twinline successfully caters to a diverse population of multiple birth families.
Conclusions:
- Specialized support is vital for the health and welfare of families with multiples.
- Community-based social services play a significant role in mitigating parental stress and preventing abuse.
- Accessible nonmedical perinatal services are effective in supporting multiple birth families.