“There is no shortage of challenges for expectant mothers and new moms but one set of local nurses is not only helping those families with what they need but also helping the mothers find empowerment along the way.
Melissa Richardson not only is a community health nurse but also the supervisor of the Nurse Family Partnership Program from the County of San Luis Obispo Public Health.
‘There are so many changes between the time when the baby is born to when they turn two,’ she explained.”