Nurse-Family Partnership®️ (NFP) partners highly trained registered nurses with first-time pregnant people, caregivers’ and their babies. The program begins in pregnancy and through a relationship-based care program empowers people to transform their lives and create better futures for themselves and their babies. NFP aims to improve pregnancy outcomes, promote child health and development, and encourage economic self-sufficiency for families.
Nurse-Family Partnership works by having specially educated nurses regularly visit young, first-time expectant parents, starting early in the pregnancy and continuing through the child’s second birthday. They benefit by getting the care and support they need to have a healthy pregnancy. At the same time, new mothers develop a close relationship with a nurse who becomes a trusted resource they can rely on for advice on everything from safely caring for their child to taking steps to provide a stable, secure future for them both. Through the partnership, the nurse provides new moms with the confidence and the tools they need not only to assure a healthy start for their babies, but to envision a life of stability and opportunities for success for both mom and child.
At the close of treatment:
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of babies born full term.
Premature births can have long-term effects on the child including behavioral problems, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and health problems.
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of babies born at a healthy weight
Healthy babies are better equipped to learn and build core capabilities necessary for school readiness.
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of clients initiate breastfeeding.
Breast milk benefits the infant’s growth and development, immune system and general health. All of these benefits contribute positively to school readiness.
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