If you’re pregnant with your first child, you surely have a lot of questions and maybe even a few fears. The UPMC Nurse-Family Partnership® is here to help.
Our program partners pregnant mothers like you with highly trained UPMC registered nurses who offer support and guidance throughout your pregnancy and your child’s first years of life.
Because we know that when mothers feel supported, families can thrive.
The Nurse-Family Partnership is a free community health program that helps enhance the lives of women who are pregnant with their first child. Each eligible mother-to-be is partnered with a UPMC nurse who makes regular home visits beginning in early pregnancy and continuing through the child’s second birthday.
During these visits, our nurses set the mother-to-be up for success by building a strong network of support around her and instilling confidence in her parenting ability. After the baby arrives, our nurses promote positive health and attachment behaviors between the mother and her baby.
The experience not only fosters a powerful bond between the nurse, mother, and baby, but it also makes a measurable difference for the entire family. We encourage fathers, family members, and even friends to be involved in the visits to learn how they can best support new mothers.
The Nurse-Family Partnership works with pregnant mothers who are facing significant adversity, including socioeconomic barriers. When new mothers have the support they need, they are better able to break the cycles of inequality — including poverty, trauma, and poor health — and achieve wellbeing for themselves and their families.
The program is free of charge for those who are accepted.
Each mother-to-be is partnered with a UPMC nurse who makes regular home visits during the pregnancy and the early years of the child’s life.
During these home visits, our nurses will help to:
Families who have participated in the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) have consistently demonstrated significant improvements in prenatal health, childhood health and development, and family stability.
You can expect the same care, compassion, and support that resulted in these successful outcomes:
UPMC provides experienced nurses to help soon-to-be moms and families in Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lebanon, and Perry counties in Central Pa. Please call 717-782-2335 or email brackbillsa@upmc.edu or wallaces13@upmc.edu for more information.
UPMC provides experienced nurses to families in Clinton and Lycoming counties in North Central Pa. Please call 570-326-8912 or email hicksja3@upmc.edu for more information.
UPMC provides experienced nurses to families in Blair, Huntingdon, Centre, Cambria, Clearfield, Jefferson, Indiana, Somerset, and Bedford counties in West Central Pa. Please call 814-942-1903 or email harlowl@upmc.edu for more information.
Please submit the referral through EPIC under ambulatory and choose Nurse-Family Partnership.
By UPMC Editorial Staff. Last reviewed on 2026-06-16.
