Costs and effectiveness of community postnatal support workers: randomised controlled trial

This is a critical abstract of an economic evaluation that meets the criteria for inclusion on NHS EED. Each abstract contains a brief summary of the methods, the results and conclusions followed by a detailed critical assessment on the reliability of the study and the conclusions drawn. The authors concluded that there was no difference between the two groups in the primary health outcome measured, and no improvement in self perceived health status in the intervention group. They also concluded that there was little difference in the use and costs of NHS services, and that the postnatal community support service was an additional cost.