Nurse Family Partnership Program

Every Dollar Invested in NFP Can Yield More Than Five Dollars in Return

Program Goals

Improve pregnancy outcomes
Improve child health and development
Improve parents' economic self-sufficiency

Who Can Enroll in the Program?

Any pregnant woman who:

Is less than 28 weeks gestation
Will be a first-time mother (first live birth)
Meets low-income requirements, such as Medicaid or WIC-eligible
Orange county, FL, resident

Key Program Components

Knowledge, judgment, and skills
High levels of trust, low stigma
Credibility and perceived authority
Nursing theory and practice at the core of the original model

Key Program Components

First-time, at-risk mothers
Registered nurses
Intensive services (intensity, duration)
Focus on behavior
Program fidelity

For more information on the Nurse-Family Partnership, please contact us at

(407) 228-1478

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"There is a magic window during pregnancy...it's a time when the desire to be a good mother and raise a healthy, happy child creates motivation to overcome incredible obstacles including poverty, instability or abuse with the help of a well-trained nurse."

David Olds, Ph.D., Founder of Nurse-Family Partnership

Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) is:

An evidence-based, community health program
Transforming the lives of vulnerable, first-time mothers living in poverty
Improving prenatal care, quality of parenting, and life prospects for mothers by partnering them with a registered nurse