AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Nurse Home Visits Improve Birth Outcomes, Other Health and Social Indicators for Low-Income, First-Time Mothers and Their Children

Nurse Home Visits Improve Birth Outcomes, Other Health and Social Indicators for Low-Income, First-Time Mothers and Their Children

Snapshot
Summary
The Nurse-Family Partnership program, which operates in 350 counties in 28 states, consists of a series of home visits conducted by nurses to low-income, first-time mothers during pregnancy and throughout the child's first 2 years of life. These visits are designed to engage these mothers in health activities that help improve their pregnancy outcomes and their child's health and development. Studies have found that the program yields lasting improvements in a variety of maternal, child health, and social indicators. Several financial analyses have found that the program generates substantial cost savings and a positive return on investment.

Please see Results section for updated data regarding cost savings and positive return on investment (updated October 2009).

Evidence Rating
Strong: The evidence consists of three separate randomized controlled trials, long-term followup with participants in these studies, and several analyses of the economic impact of the program.

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