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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Adria R Walker

New Orleans program does free house calls for new mothers. It’s saving many from going over a postpartum ‘cliff’

Close-up of women's hands holding flower over pregnant belly
Family Connects is a national program offering a glimpse into how state and local governments can support families in the postpartum period. Photograph: Cavan Images/Rebecca Tien/Getty Images/Cavan Images RF

About three months ago, Amber Leduff, gave birth to her daughter, Autumn, at New Orleans’ Touro hospital. The room was hectic after the delivery, with nurses and doctors bustling in and out. In the chaos, Leduff, who is 30, only half-registered the representatives from Family Connects New Orleans, taking paperwork from them and moving on.

But when her doctor encouraged her to enroll in the program, which provides up to three in-home visits to parents of newborns up to 12 weeks old, Leduff took it seriously.

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