Nurse Family Partnership (NFP)

The Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) of Hudson Perinatal Consortium is an evidence based program that partners first-time moms with nurse home visitors. The program is supported through a combination of state and local funding from the United Way of Hudson County, the Hudson County Department of Health and Human Services, the New Jersey Department of Children and Families and the New Jersey Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

Women enrolled in the program are visited by a specially trained nurse throughout the pregnancy and until the baby turns two years old. During these visits, a nurse will offer the knowledge and support women need to confidently create a better life for themselves and their baby.

The Nurse-Family Partnership strives to achieve the following goals:

• Improve pregnancy outcomes by helping women engage in good preventive health practices, including getting prenatal care from their healthcare providers, improving their diet, and reducing their use of cigarettes, alcohol, and illegal substances
• Improve child health and development by helping parents provide responsible and competent care
• Improve the economic self-sufficiency of the family by helping parents develop a vision for their own future, plan future pregnancies, continue their education and find work.

To enroll in the Hudson County Nurse-Family Partnership program, the client must meet the following requirements:

• Pregnant with their first child
• Fall within the income requirements
• Hudson County Resident.

Contact:
Sarah Bilyj, RN, BSN
Nurse Home Visitor/ Supervisor
201-876-8900 Ext. 242
sbilyj@hudsonperinatal.org

www.nursefamilypartnership.org