Nurses for Newborn's mission is to provide a safety net for families most at risk; to help prevent infant mortality, child abuse and neglect through home based programs that provide education, healthcare and positive parenting skills. Nurses for Newborns was founded in 1991. It became a 501(c)3 organization in 1992. We are a nurse homevisiting agency. We have programs that serve teen moms, moms that are mentally or physically challenged, infants that are sick, and general population families that are in need. In addition to the medical component of our programs we assist families in getting connected with any additional medical, social or government services they may need. We maintain a donation bank with clothes, toys, diapers, blankets, car seats, baby beds and formula for our families that are in need. The donations come from community baby showers, school groups, formula companies, churches and individuals.

A Message from our Chief Executive Officer:

I am delighted you have visited our website! Nurses for Newborns is a growing, thriving non-profit organization dedicated to reducing infant mortality and child abuse and neglect.

Donations of used or new infant clothing and articles are accepted in our offices during normal business hours, every weekday. Monetary donations may be sent to our offices at 7259 Lansdowne, Shrewsbury, MO 63119 for Missouri or 50 Vantage Way, Suite 101, Nashville, TN 37228 for our Tennessee office.  Our clients always have access to a nurse on call 24 hours a day for questions involving infant care.

We have speakers available for national and local conferences or community meetings to discuss infant mortality reduction and child abuse prevention.

PREVENTION WORKS! We believe that prevention, as opposed to treatment after the fact, is the only approach that makes sense. To arrange for a speaker please call 1-800-45BIRTH, ext. 310 for Missouri and 1-888-654-7427 for Tennessee.

What can you do to prevent child abuse and reduce infant mortality in your community? Call us for ideas!

TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Melinda Ohlemiller, MA, CEO