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New Orleans Postpartum Visits Slash Medicaid Costs, Boost Support

4/30/2026

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Family Connects New Orleans provides up to three postpartum home visits by nurses to families.
Nurses assess mothers and infants, screen for postpartum depression, and link families to social workers and breastfeeding support.
The visits have been linked to reduced Medicaid spending for mothers and babies within nine months of delivery.
Monthly support groups organized by the program help new parents build relationships and lessen isolation in the early weeks.

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Story summary

Family Connects New Orleans provides up to three postpartum home visits by nurses to families.
Nurses assess mothers and infants, screen for postpartum depression, and link families to social workers and breastfeeding support.
The visits have been linked to reduced Medicaid spending for mothers and babies within nine months of delivery.
Monthly support groups organized by the program help new parents build relationships and lessen isolation in the early weeks.