New NJ law guarantees at-home nurse visits for newborns and moms
Published: July 29, 2021
Governor Murphy signs legislation establishing a statewide universal home nurse visitation program for newborns and their families at a discussion in Newark on Thursday, July 29, 2021. (Michael Symons/Townsquare Media NJ)
NEWARK – Newborns and their mothers in New Jersey can receive up to three at-home, no-cost visits from nurses under a law enacted Thursday aimed at improving maternal and infant health in the state.
New Jersey joins Oregon as the only states with universal newborn home visitation programs. In it, a registered nurse will visit within two weeks of a birth, and the program will also serve adoptive and resource parents and families that experience stillbirths.
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