WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - State officials are highlighting progress in a program aimed at helping first-time mothers to ensure they have healthy babies.
Gov. Jack Markell and Lt. Gov. Matt Denn planned to discuss the state's Nurse-Family Partnership program Friday at Children and Families First, a Wilmington nonprofit that is implementing the program with the help of federal funding.
The program involves nurses making home visits to first-time, low-income mothers to teach them how to care for themselves and their newborns.
Each mother is partnered with a registered nurse early in her pregnancy and receives ongoing home visits through the child's second birthday.
Delaware has historically had one of the highest infant mortality rates in the nation.