Guides Through the Maternity-Care Desert: The nonprofit Nurse-Family Partnership's work with vulnerable mothers helps to combat our state's shameful rate of maternal mortality.

The article focuses on the Nurse-Family Partnership's efforts in Texas to combat maternal mortality, particularly among vulnerable mothers. Topics discussed include the program's provision of prenatal and postpartum support to low-income, often teenage, mothers, the alarming rates of maternal mortality in Texas compared to national averages, and the program's success in improving health outcomes and saving costs for high-risk families.