Support for home visiting programs is grounded in research that has found regular postpartum home visits can improve the health of both mothers and their babies, prevent child abuse and neglect, support positive parenting and promote healthy child development and school readiness. (scpr.org)
Durham Connects employs highly qualified and specially trained registered nurses to perform postpartum home visits. (durhamconnects.org)
Promising interventions include the provision of intensive, professionally - based postpartum home visits, telephone - based peer support, and interpersonal psychotherapy. (cochranelibrary-wiley.com)