Nurse Family Partnership
Helping First-time Parents Succeed
Becoming a first-time parent can feel exciting, overwhelming, and everything in between. Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) offers free, one-on-one support from a specially trained nurse, starting in pregnancy and continuing through your child’s early years. Our goal is to help you feel confident, informed, and supported every step of the way.
Building Healthy Families Together
Nurse Family Partnership
Supports you to have a healthy pregnancy
Supports you to have a healthy child
Supports you to find and reach your life’s goals
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Benefits of Nurse Family Partnership
Build confidence as you prepare for pregnancy, birth, and life with your baby
Strengthen your relationship with your child by building connection, trust, and secure bonding from the very beginning
Learn practical skills to support your well-being and your baby’s health—such as stress management, healthy nutrition, communication, and bonding
Gain parenting skills that help you care for and nurture your child as they grow
Receive trusted, judgment-free guidance on family relationships and child development
Get connected to community resources that can support you and your family along the way
Set and work toward personal, education, and career goals
Connect in the language you speak, with free interpretation services available
Access all these benefits at no cost to you or your family
Services Nurse Family Partnership Offers
- In-home or virtual nurse visits through pregnancy and post-partum
- Health screenings and monitoring
- Registered nurses specialized in maternal and infant care
- Certified lactation consultants
- Maternal mental health services
- Guidance for high-risk pregnancies, pre-eclampsia, NICU stays, and more
- Access to community resources for women and children, including doctors, insurance, childcare and job training
- Continuity of care by collaborating with physicians, midwives and nurse practitioners, and encouraging clients to attend prenatal and well-child appointments
Eligibility Criteria
Are you a first-time parent who is pregnant or has a newborn up to 30 days old? (Enrollment is encouraged during pregnancy, the earlier the better!)
Do you make less than 200% of the federal poverty level for a family of two (you and baby)? This does not include income from your spouse, partner, parents, roommates etc. Just you. Check here.
How do Visits Work?
In general, visits take place every other week. They can be more or less often depending on what you need and want. For example, you may choose weekly visits for a while right after your baby is born. You and your nurse can work together to come up with a schedule that fits your needs.
Visits usually happen at your home. There may be times you choose to meet at some other location. Some of our favorites are libraries, parks, coffee shops, and our office at the Lane Center. (hyperlink to our address)
Visits usually are about an hour long. Sometimes you may choose more time, sometimes less depending on what you and your nurse want to talk about together.
Listen to you and your family, learn about your life and dreams and support you to set goals for your future
Provide information and resources to assist you and your baby in areas like pregnancy health, preparing for delivery, caring for a baby, baby’s health, baby’s growth and development, parenting, and finding work, going to school and accessing the things you need to have a successful life.
Decide who will be present during the visits
Set goals for you and your baby
Ask for information and resources you are interested in or need for yourself, your family and your baby
Celebrate the goals you reach