Nurse-Family Partnership
Nurse-Family Partnership is the name of a compensatory program in the United States .
As part of the Nurse-Family Partnership, specially trained nurses visit socially disadvantaged women. You visit them about once a month during pregnancy and until your child is two years old. During these visits, they provide information about health issues, such as the dangers of alcohol and drug use during pregnancy. Great emphasis is placed on avoiding Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) . Furthermore, the women are informed about family planning and receive information about raising children, training opportunities and the labor market.
The first Nurse Family Partnership program took place in Elmira , NY. It is a rural community with a mostly white population. The poverty rate is very high, with teenage pregnancies common. The program was aimed at pregnant women of low socio-economic status. Over half of them were teenagers. The nurse family partnership program was evaluated. An intervention group and a control group were formed at random.
When the women's children were 15 years old, the results were evaluated. The following was found:
- The children were less likely to commit offenses
- fewer of the daughters were pregnant by the age of 15
- They were less behavioral
- They smoked less frequently and drank less alcohol
- At the age of six they were more likely to be ready for school (improved school readiness)
The following positive effects were seen in the mothers:
- They became unintentionally pregnant less often
- They were less dependent on social assistance
The program costs approximately $ 9,140 per woman, but it saves many times that amount. The Nurse Family Partnership program is now available in 25 states in the USA.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Olds, David L., John Eckenrode, Charles R. Henderson Jr, Harriet Kitzman, Jane Powers, Robert Cole, Kimberly Sidora, Pamela Morris, Lisa M. Pettitt, and Dennis Luckey. "Long-term Effects of Home Visitation on Maternal Life Course and Child Abuse and Neglect: 15-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Trial." Journal of the American Medical Association, Aug. 27, 1997, vol. 278, no.8, pp. 637-643.
- ↑ Olds, David L., Charles R. Henderson Jr, Robert Cole, John Eckenrode, Harriet Kitzman, Dennis Luckey, Lisa Pettitt, Kimberly Sidora, Pamela Morris, and Jane Powers. "Long-term Effects of Nurse Home Visitation on Children's Criminal and Antisocial Behavior: 15-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial." Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 280, no. 14, October 14, 1998, pp. 1238-1244.