Prenatal participants receive comprehensive prenatal education, through the Before Baby Arrives curriculum from Florida State University. Home Visitors discuss with expecting parents ways to ensure a healthy baby. The following topics are discussed during home visits:

• Prenatal Care & Fetal Development

• Risks during Pregnancy: Smoking, Alcohol, Drugs

• Importance of Nutrition

• Labor and Delivery

• Postpartum Recovery

• Parental Depression

• Infant Care

• Safe Sleep Practices

• Benefits of Breastfeeding

We also encourage and support participants in receiving physical and dental exams throughout pregnancy.

http://www.cpeip.fsu.edu/PHB/

Infant Massage

Home Visitors are also trained in Infant Massage through the

WINC (World Institute for Nurturing Communication)

WINC focuses on the Triad Model of:

• Nurturing Touch

• Compassionate Communication

• Safe, Positive and Creative Environment

Studies show that touch is vitally important for an infant's survival, growth and develpment, physically and emotionally.

Parents are offered infant massage as a means to supporting a healthy infant, strengthening the family unit and fortifying the bonding and attachment process.

http://www.infantmassagewinc.com/home.html