Methods
Relevant data on methods and duration of contact between
Case Managers and FCM Program participants, measures
of birth outcomes, and demographic characteristics were
provided for participants enrolled in the FCM Program in
Winnebago County from January 1994 to November 2002.
Because the FCM Program was significantly revised and expanded
in 1997, participants before September 1997 were
excluded from the final study population in order to accurately
measure the effect of the current FCM intervention.
Data used for analysis had originally been obtained
from FCM participants by Family Case Managers through