Home Visiting
Increasing parent knowledge, skill and confidence
First Born® Program Home Visiting
First Born® Program Home Visits are designed to increase parent knowledge, skills, and confidence during the prenatal period and in the early years of a child’s life.
Families learn about:
Physical and emotional changes during pregnancy
Expectations of childbirth
Breastfeeding
Encouraging infant growth and development
Nurturing positive relationships
Creating safe and stimulating environments
Selecting toys and books that teach
Discovering community resources
Working toward solutions for family challenges
Opportunities for continuing education and on-going learning
Steps to Success!
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Professional Support:
Services are delivered by trained professionals, diverse in age, culture, ethnicity, language, education, and experience. People who provide First Born services live in the community where they work and include degreed professionals (e.g., registered nurses, clinical counselors) and non-degreed professionals who provide support, education, assessment, referral and advocacy for participating families.
Individualized Services:
While there are many home visiting components that may be offered, support is most effective when matched to the individual family’s needs through a collaborative goal-setting process. First Born services occur within the context of a trusting relationship where, through coaching and regular visits, learning and growth can occur. Families are linked to the community’s systems of care and all services are coordinated. Strict confidentiality is maintained throughout the family’s participation.
Strong Relationships:
Building strong relationships is a core value of the model — strong relationships between the family and their child, strong relationships between the family and their home visitor, and strong relationships between the family and their community. A healthy pregnancy and childhood are not only critical to the immediate well being of the child but are also basic to building resilient families and healthy communities.
