A specially trained Family Nurse will then get in touch with you to say hello and arrange an initial visit with you at home to discuss and explain what the programme involves and how it all works. You’ll have a chance to ask questions and decide if the FNP programme is for you.
If you decide you would like to join the programme, you and your Family Nurse will meet regularly, at times that suit you. Your Family Nurse will visit regularly from early in pregnancy and can continue until your child turns one or two years of age.
You will share different ideas at each visit with your Family Nurse and decide together what topics to talk about. Examples of some of the topics you will cover are: preparing for labour and delivery, parent-child attachment, feeding your baby, immunisation, child development and school readiness.
The programme is personalised to suit your needs so that the visiting schedule and content of the programme is tailored to you. Family nurses listen, guide and advise to support young parents in making positive changes for themselves and their baby.
