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The 2025 Postpartum Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Task Force evaluates the impact of the Family Connects model in existing pilot sites in Louisiana and other states and provides recommendations for scaling postpartum newborn nurse home visiting services statewide. Louisiana faces significant challenges in maternal and infant health, including high maternal and infant mortality rates and limited access to postpartum services, particularly in rural and under-resourced areas. In response to House Concurrent Resolution 113 (HCR 113) by Representative Stephanie Hilferty, of the 2024 Regular Legislative Session, the Postpartum Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Task Force was created to: Study the implementation and impact of the Family Connects model of postpartum newborn nurse home visiting in Louisiana and other states Develop policy and funding recommendations to implement postpartum newborn nurse home visiting services, such as those provided through the Family Connects model in this state Provide for the composition and duties of the task force Report findings to the Louisiana Legislature The Family Connects model is an evidence-based postpartum newborn nurse home visiting program designed to support maternal and infant health through short-term interventions and connections to community resources.
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