Characteristics of enrolment in an intensive home-visiting programme among eligible first-time adolescent mothers in England: a linked administrative data cohort study.
Francesca L CavallaroRuth GilbertLinda Petronella Martina Maria WijlaarsEilis KennedyEmma HowarthSally KendallJan van der MeulenMaria Andreea CalinLynne ReedKatie HarronPublished in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2022)
A substantial proportion of first-time adolescent mothers with vulnerability markers were not enrolled in FNP. Variation in enrolment across sites indicates insufficient commissioning of places that is not proportional to level of need, with mothers in areas with large numbers of other adolescent mothers least likely to receive support.