Family Nursing Partnership (FNP)

The Family Nursing Partnership (FNP) aims to reduce social exclusion for first time mothers under twenty. As a result of participating in FNP, the following can occur:

• Reductions in smoking in pregnancy
• Greater intervals between and fewer subsequent births
• Fewer accidents
• Reduction in child abuse and neglect
• Better language development in children
• Increases in employment
• Greater involvement of fathers 

Referral is from midwifery services / Connexions / education / voluntary sector / youth services /  social care / self. 

Clients receiving FNP need to give consent to participate and must be:

• Aged 19 years or under
• Living in Leeds
• First pregnancy as confirmed by health professional (included if previous pregnancy ended in miscarriage, stillbirth or termination.  Multiple births also included)
• Notified to the FNP team no later than 24 weeks gestation and recruited to FNP no later than 28 weeks. 

Those unable to participate in FNP:

• Women who plan to have their child adopted
• Women who plan to leave Leeds before their child reaches 2 years of age, for an extended period of time (3 months or longer) or permanently.

Contact:

Family Nursing Partnership (FNP), Parkside Community Health Centre, 311 Dewsbury Road, Leeds, LS11 5LQ.  Tel: 0113 295 2884, email: adelaide.foster@nhs.net

Useful Links:

www.nursefamilypartnership.org

buildingblocksinfo@cardiff.ac.uk

www.dcsf.gov.uk