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 Nurse-Family
Partnership (NFP) is a cost-effective, evidence-based program where
highly educated nurses visit first-time, low-income mothers in their
home beginning during pregnancy and continuing until the child’s second
birthday. The program is proven effective in achieving three important
goals: improved pregnancy outcomes, improved child health and
development, and improved families’ self-sufficiency.
NFP is established in
20 additional states, serving 20,000 families annually. It is
the most rigorously tested program of its kind, with randomized
controlled trials and longitudinal research spanning three
decades. Clinical trials of NFP have consistently shown that the
program results in improved prenatal health, fewer childhood
injuries, fewer subsequent pregnancies, increased intervals
between births, increased maternal employment and improved
school readiness.
The YWCA's
Nurse-Family Partnership program served 105 women in 2006-2007.
Minorities represented more than 90 percent of clients. More
than 90 percent of the women served were ages 13-24.
Nurse-Family
Partnership is made possible in Dallas through the lead gift
from the unrestricted fund of The Dallas Foundation, as well as
contributions from the Simmons Family Foundation Advised Fund of
The Dallas Foundation, the Theodore & Beulah Beasley Foundation,
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the Rosewood
Foundation, and the Nurse-Family Partnership Ronald McDonald
House Charities Babies program.
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