Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-visiting (MECSH)

MECSH is an evidenced-based nurse home visiting program that helps families’ parent effectively despite the challenges and difficulties they face. Families are partnered with a nurse who will provide them with education on how to have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. Nurses will also help families set goals for themselves and provide them with resources to help achieve their goals. Families will learn positive parenting skills, ways to bond and play with their baby, and skills to access community resources.

Benefits of MECSH

• MECSH is designed to support parents’ transition to parenthood as they learn to adapt and self-manage despite day-to-day challenges.
• Improve parental and child health and well-being.
• Support and model positive parent-infant interaction.
• Promote positive parent-child relationships.
• Help parents establish and achieve goals for themselves and their children.
• Help parents foster relationships within their family and community.

Eligibility requirements of MECSH

• Individuals who are pregnant
• Up to 8 weeks from hospital discharge after baby was born
• Live in service area