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Wyoming makes help available for new mothers.
2004 JAN 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- First-time mothers can be faced with many questions and unknowns: What can I do during pregnancy to promote my baby's health? How can I afford to care for my child? How can I make my home safe for a baby?
For those first-time moms in Wyoming who don't always know where to look for answers, the local public health office is a great place to start. Since 1995, Fremont County, Wyoming, has offered a program, Nurse-Family Partnerships (NFP), to provide resources, support, and answers for first-time mothers.
"Public health nurses meet with the mother every one to two weeks until delivery, and then every one to two weeks until the baby is about 2 years old," said Maternal-Child Health Coordinator Linette Johnson. "We focus on maternal health; environmental health, including safety and baby-proofing; life skills and goal planning; the maternal role; friends and family; and utilizing resources."
The program is available statewide, and is administered by public health departments in each county. Though in other areas of the country, NFP targets low-income women, Johnson stressed that the Fremont County program is available to all first-time moms, regardless of age, racial background, or income level. The program is free.
At the end of October 2003, the Fremont County NFP program had 34 active clients. Johnson said they range in age from 15 to about 28 years old. Depending upon the individual needs of the mother, the program can provide different kinds of support.
"We get to know these women pretty intensely," said Johnson. "If they're young, we work to try to keep them in school. We help teach good parenting skills, and support the moms and their children."
The NFP program is able to take advantage of all sorts of unique donations: most recently, the local chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha presented Fremont County with $250 in children's books to be used in the program. "It's great, because we stress reading with the moms as part of infant development," said Johnson.
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Source: HighBeam Research, Wyoming makes help available for new mothers.