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  • N.Y.C. Nurses Aid Low-Income First-Time Mothers

    John Leland

    December 15, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New mothers who live in poverty are faced with fewer resources to help them with their physical and mental health as well as the health of their babies. In New York City, the Nurse-Family partnership matches nurses with economically poor first-time mothers. Different studies have shown that women in the program have healthier pregnancies and children.

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  • The Power of Nursing

    David Bornstein

    May 06, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Elmira, New York

    In 2010, 5.9 million children were reported as abused or neglected in the United States. The Nurse-Family Partnership, or NFP, arranges for registered nurses to make regular home visits to first-time low-income or vulnerable mothers, starting early in their pregnancies and continuing until their child is 2.

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