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Pregnant Women Can Get Free Visits from a Personal Nurse

 

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Project Self-Sufficiency announces that the popular Nurse Family Partnership home visitation program is now available to experienced mothers, in addition to those who are pregnant with their first child. Eligible mothers of all ages are paired with a nurse who visits them in the privacy of their own home throughout the pregnancy and up until the child’s second birthday.  The visiting nurses provide support, education and counseling on health, behavioral and self-sufficiency issues.  Access to food, diapers, clothing, and additional resources for children are provided during each visit.

 

Nurse-Family Partnership is founded on the pioneering work of David Olds, professor of pediatrics, psychiatry, and preventive medicine at the University of Colorado in Denver. Olds' determination to help young children and families get a better start in life led to the development of a nurse home visitation program for first-time, low-income moms and their children. The voluntary program was tested extensively prior to its launch in 1996; the Nurse Family Partnership program currently serves more than 54,000 families each year in the United States, the Virgin Islands, and some tribal communities.

 

The initiative is one of three different home visitation programs for young mothers which is provided by Project Self-Sufficiency to families in northwestern New Jersey. Project Self-Sufficiency is the first agency authorized in the state of New Jersey to expand the Nurse Family Partnership program to experienced mothers, as well as first-time moms.

 

“Our goal is to improve pregnancy outcomes, and to assist parents with improving early childhood development, while helping the family to move towards economic self-sufficiency,” explains Deborah Berry-Toon, Executive Director of Project Self-Sufficiency.  “The Nurse Family Partnership program has been proven to prevent maternal health issues and reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect, and we are delighted to be able to offer this ground-breaking program to more families. All the home visitation programs offered by Project Self-Sufficiency are designed to empower mothers to be the best parents they can be.”

 

Nurse Family Partnership is one of the most rigorously tested programs of its kind.  Mothers and children who have participated in the program have consistently demonstrated significantly improved prenatal health, fewer subsequent pregnancies, increased maternal employment, improved child school readiness, reduced involvement in crime, and less child abuse, neglect, and injuries.

 

Those who are interested in learning more about the Nurse-Family Partnership, or any of the other programs offered at Project Self-Sufficiency, are encouraged to call 973-940-3500, or enroll online at www.projectselfsufficiency.org.

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