Nurse-Family Partnership
NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP® IS A COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAM THAT TRULY CHANGES LIVES – FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
Nurse-Family Partnership empowers first-time moms to transform their lives and create better futures for themselves and their babies.
Over more than four decades, research consistently has proven that Nurse-Family Partnership succeeds at its most important goals: keeping children healthy and safe and improving the lives of moms and babies.
Nurse-Family Partnership works by having specially educated nurses regularly visit young, first-time moms-to-be, starting early in the pregnancy and continuing through the child’s second birthday.
The expectant moms 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.
The Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office is a non-profit organization that provides network partners across the country the information, support and specialized education they need to properly implement Nurse-Family Partnership and produce the same successful results that have made the program a national model.
PROVEN EFFECTIVE THROUGH EXTENSIVE RESEARCH
FROM A HEALTHY BABIES PROGRAM TO CRIME PREVENTION, NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP IS VALIDATED BY RESEARCH.
A cornerstone of Nurse-Family Partnership is the extensive research on the model outcomes. Randomized controlled trials were conducted with three diverse populations beginning in Elmira, New York, in 1977; in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1987; and in Denver, Colorado, in 1994. All three trials targeted first-time, low-income mothers. Follow-up research continues today, studying the long-term outcomes for mothers and children in these three trials.
ABOUT THE RESEARCH
A randomized controlled trial is the most rigorous research method for measuring the effectiveness of an intervention. This type of trial is required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for new drugs or medical devices to determine their effectiveness and safety before they are made available to the public. Because of their cost and complexity, these kinds of trials are not often used to evaluate complex health and human services. Nurse-Family Partnership began with randomized controlled trials to ensure the efficacy of the program, prior to expanding beyond the research contexts. After three randomized trials, there was more than sufficient evidence to show the beneficial effects of NFP, and motivate the broader expansion of the program.
Since the trials, Nurse-Family Partnership continues to collect and analyze important data from all home visits conducted by Nurse-Family Partnership network partners. These data are stored in the Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office’s web-based data collection system, and are analyzed and returned to local Nurse-Family Partnership network partners to provide them with information on their progress toward meeting Nurse-Family Partnership’s implementation benchmarks in improving maternal and child health. Additionally, the National Service Office uses these data for program evaluation and quality improvement efforts, and to assess trends in outcomes.
Contact The National Service Office for Nurse-Family Partnership and Child First
GENERAL INQUIRIES
866.864.5226
National Service Office for Nurse-Family Partnership and Child First
1900 Grant St., 4th Floor
Denver, CO 80203
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
support@nursefamilypartnership.org
