A studybyYaugeroftheeffectsofcommunityhealth nursingserviceson multiparouspatientsduringtheprenatal and postpartum periods indicated no difference between 21 visitedand26controlgroupfamiliesforhealthstatus,health behavior, and health knowledge variables measured ten to eleven months postpartum.7 Families in this study received thenursingservicesroutinelyprovidedbythestudyagency andaminimum offourhome visits.As intheLowe study, the actual services provided to subjects were neither con- trollednordocumented.