The third-year evaluation of the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) pilot scheme, carried out by Birkbeck University, also found the initiative is boosting mothers’ parenting skills and self-esteem.
Of parents involved in partnerships, more than one quarter took part in some education after their child’s birth, half of whom had not been in education at the start of the programme.
Participants were also positive about their ability to parent effectively and benefited from improved links with local children’s centres thanks to the scheme.
Last October, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced plans to increase the number of disadvantaged families involved in FNPs from 6,000 to 13,000 by 2015.
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