06/28/2010 - When Tara Boseman was attending Pitt Community College and found out she was unexpectedly pregnant, she took the test three times to be sure. After three positive results, she knew she would need some help in the coming months.
“I was scared—I didn’t know what to do,” Boseman said. “I went to the health department and they asked me if I wanted to be in the Nurse Family Partnership.”
The Nurse Family Partnership is a national program started in 1977 that provides free weekly home visits from a specially trained nurse to young women who are pregnant with their first child. Women who meet income requirements can enroll before their 28th week of pregnancy, and nurse visits can continue until the child is 2 years old. Nurses help women have a healthy pregnancy, provide a safe environment, strengthen parenting skills and plan for the future. The program came to North Carolina in Guilford County in 2000. The first mother enrolled in Pitt County a year ago this month.
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