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title: 8 Takeaways From New Nurse-Family Partnership Study!
description: Nurse-Family Partnership is an international, community health program recognized for increasing health care access and improving health outcomes.
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# [8 Takeaways From New Nurse-Family Partnership Study!](https://blog.goodwillindy.org/8-takeaways-from-new-nurse-family-partnership-study)

 Written by [Jennifer Wade](https://blog.goodwillindy.org/author/jennifer-wade) | Feb 25, 2020 1:30:00 PM

Goodwill’s [Nurse-Family Partnership](http://goodwillindy.org/health)® (NFP) pairs first-time mothers with a registered nurse for ongoing home visits aimed at providing the best start for their children during the earliest, most developmentally critical years. NFP is an international, [community health program](https://www.nursefamilypartnership.org/), widely researched and recognized for increasing health care access and improving health outcomes.

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“Backed by over 40 years of scientifically-proven outcomes for families, Nurse-Family Partnership changes the future for the most vulnerable babies by providing first-time mothers trusted support and guidance,” said Betsy Delgado, Vice President of Mission and Education Initiatives at Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana. “Our Goodwill NFP has served 4,200 families and looks forward to continuing that two-generation impact in the new year.”

Recently, *Pediatrics* – a leading, peer-reviewed journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics – published an 18-year follow-up of participants in a randomized, clinical trial of Nurse-Family Partnership.

<https://www.goodwillindy.org/health/#nfp>

This [study](https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2019/11/18/peds.2018-3876?sso=1&sso_redirect_count=1&nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3a+No+local+token) found that Nurse-Family Partnership significantly improved the cognitive functioning and academic performance of 18-year-old youth born to high-risk mothers with limited psychological resources to cope with poverty. Here is a list of key takeaways from the survey:

1. Over the 18-year period, Nurse-Family Partnership saved the government $17,310 per family in public benefit costs, resulting in a net savings of $4,732 in government costs (in 2009 dollars).
2. The [youth study](https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2019/11/18/peds.2018-3876?sso=1&sso_redirect_count=1&nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3a+No+local+token) found that youth – whose mothers had participated in nurse home visits during pregnancy and until their child’s second birthday – had improved cognitive outcomes compared to youth in a control group.
3. The outcomes for youth at age 18 included: improved math achievement scores, receptive language abilities, working memory, and ability to accurately read others’ emotions.
4. The nurse-visited youth were three times as likely to graduate from high school with honors compared to the control group.
5. Also, at age 18, the proportion of nurse-visited youth receiving supplemental security income (SSI) for disability was 64.2% lower than that of the control group.
6. Nurse-visited female children born to all mothers participating in Nurse-Family Partnership, as a trend, had fewer convictions at age 18 than female children in the control group.
7. An additional [18-year study of high-risk mothers](https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2019/11/18/peds.2018-3889?sso=1&sso_redirect_count=1&nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3a+No+local+token) who had participated in nurse home visits during pregnancy until their child’s second birthday were more likely to get married over the 18-year follow-up period and had higher rates of cohabitation than the control group.
8. At the 18-year assessment, nurse-visited mothers had spouses who were employed 14 months more than those in the control group.

In summary, these studies have found that Nurse-Family Partnership is successful in reducing welfare use, improving children’s cognitive development and academic achievement and increasing family self sufficiency.

<https://www.goodwillindy.org/health/#nfp>

To enroll in Goodwill's Nurse-Family Partnership, a woman must be less than 28 weeks pregnant, qualify for pregnancy Medicaid, live in one of the 29 counties we currently offer services, and be a first-time mom.

To refer someone today, please visit [goodwillindy.org/health.](http://goodwillindy.org/health)

 

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