Nurse-Family Partnership

The Nurse-Family Partnership® (NFP) model is a unique maternal child health program that is based on rigorous evidence of effectiveness from randomized, controlled trials. NFP focuses on first-time mothers because it is during a first pregnancy when the best chance exists to promote and teach positive health and development behaviors between a mother and her baby. The program is delivered by registered nurses who are perceived as trusted and competent professionals, fostering a powerful bond between nurse and mother. NFP has sufficient duration, typically from the mother’s first trimester until her child’s second birthday. This early intervention during pregnancy allows for any critical behavioral changes needed to improve the health and welfare of the mother and child.