Working in partnership in the antenatal period: What do child and family health nurses do?

Commonalities and challenges: A review of Australian state and territory maternity and child health policies

“…However, the principle of continuity of carer which emphasises the relationship is less evident in child health policy documents, except in the Home Visiting Models (Government of South Australia, 2007; New South Wales Health, 2009). This contrasts with much of the literature on child and family health nursing and equivalent roles internationally where studies indicate that the nurse-family relationship is central to practice (Briggs, 2007;Kemp & Eisbacher, 2006;Kruske et al, 2006).…”

‘It looks good on paper’: Transitions of care between midwives and child and family health nurses in New South Wales

“…Importantly, new policy directions 24,25 and evidence from studies of child and family health nursing practice, 26 indicate that contact with a family during the pregnancy can facilitate engagement with services following birth. 27 Recent policy approaches suggest that CFHNs should become involved in the care of, and support for, families before birth, particularly disadvantaged families although this has not always been easy to implement in practice.…”

Benefits of psychosocial intervention and continuity of care by child and family health nurses in the pre‐ and postnatal period: process evaluation

“…Further support was provided to some intervention group mothers in response to additional needs (Kemp et al . ).…”