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Research & Resources

Explore research and other resources on the impact and evidence behind our two flagship programs – Child First and Nurse-Family Partnership.

This library contains selections from the extensive body of research conducted on Child First and Nurse-Family Partnership during the foundational research trials and other evaluations of program delivery. A more complete reference of published research on each program can be found via the Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE).

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Fact Sheet: Child First Overview

Four adults with medium skin tones sit on a couch in a living room, smiling and watching a toddler with a medium skin tone seated in the middle.

Fact Sheet: NFP Research Trials and Outcomes

A female Nurse-Family Partnership staff member with a light skin tone holds a baby in her lap while speaking with the baby’s mother.. The mother and baby have a medium skin tone.

Fact Sheet: NFP Maternal and Child Health Outcomes

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Fact Sheet: Nurse-Family Partnership Overview

Exploring the Value of Predictive Analytics for Strengthening Home Visiting: Evidence from Child First

Impacts of Home Visiting During the Pandemic: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial of Child First (MDRC, 2023)

Changes in Home Visiting Since the Start of the Pandemic: Lessons from the Child First Program (MDRC, 2023)

Status of Breastfeeding and Child Immunization Outcomes in Clients of the Nurse-Family Partnership (2017)

Status of High Body Weight Among Nurse-Family Partnership Children (2017)

Status of Birth Outcomes in Clients of the Nurse-Family Partnership (2017)

Status of Birth Outcomes in Clients of the Nurse-Family Partnership (2017)

Projected Outcomes of Nurse-Family Partnership Home Visitation During 1996 – 2013 (Ted Miller meta-analysis, 2015)

NFP Memphis Trial: Prenatal and Infancy Nurse Home Visiting and 18-Year Outcomes of a Randomized Trial (2019)

NFP Memphis Trial: Prenatal and Infancy Nurse Home Visiting Effects on Mothers: 18-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Trial (2019)

NFP Denver Trial: Home Visiting by Paraprofessionals and by Nurses: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2002)

NFP Memphis Trial: Effect of Prenatal and Infancy Home Visitation by Nurses on Pregnancy Outcomes, Childhood Injuries, and Repeated Childbearing: A Randomized Controlled Trial (1997)

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Child First Outcomes, 2010-2022

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NFP Elmira Trial: Improving the life-course development of socially disadvantaged mothers: a randomized trial of nurse home visitation (1988)

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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Child First:  A Comprehensive, Home-Based Intervention Translating Research into Early Childhood Practice (2011)

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PRC & NFP International Program

Changent maintains an ongoing partnership with the Prevention Research Center for Family & Child Health at the University of Colorado (PRC), founded by NFP model founder David Olds, PhD, which leads long-term research on the impact of Nurse-Family Partnership.

The PRC also oversees international replication of Nurse-Family Partnership. The program is currently being evaluated and implemented in eight countries, including the United States. For questions about NFP’s international replication and testing, please contact Anna Lindberg, Anna.Lindberg@cuanschutz.edu.

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Research Inquiries

Research on Nurse-Family Partnership offers a vital means to develop and test program improvements and evaluate the program’s effectiveness in community implementation. To ensure that our programs continue to be delivered with quality and consistency, all research conducted within NFP implementation partners and by outside researchers must receive prior approval.

To inquire about conducting research on the Nurse-Family Partnership model, please get in touch with our team.