Nurse-Family Partnership in Wake County
Wake County Human Services
Program launched: January 2009
Mothers enrolled as of February 2012: 173
Babies born as of February 2012: 124
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Challenges in Wake County
Rather than serving the entire county, Nurse-Family Partnership in Wake County serves two regions identified as high-need.
- One in four cases of infant mortality in Wake County occurs in these regions (NC Center for Health Statistics, 2007)
- These areas alone account for 22% of all Child Protective Services assessments in Wake County (Wake County Child Welfare Services, 2007)
- 20% of Medicaid births in Wake County occur in these regions (NC Center for Health Statistics, 2007)
Nurse-Family Partnership Success Stories in Wake County
- NFP Nurse Home Visitor Alberta’s client was only 13 when she enrolled with Nurse-Family Partnership. Alberta took time to explain all that was happening during pregnancy and what to expect at the time of delivery. When Alberta visited the new mom and her baby in the hospital, the labor and delivery nurse said the young lady was more prepared than some women twice her age. The mother is bonding well with her baby boy and has chosen to breastfeed despite initial reluctance.
- NFP Nurse Home Visitor Tiffany’s client was seven months pregnant at the close of her junior year of high school and discovered that she had to complete two summer classes to pass to the next grade. With Tiffany’s guidance, she was able to focus on her education and prepare for a new baby. The mother passed all her classes and is now a senior. Her goal is to graduate from high school, something neither of her parents achieved.
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The Raleigh NFP program is located on Swinburne St and is one of the leading
Raleigh charities that helps first-time, at risk parents.