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Developed at Duke University, the in-home nurse service for families with newborns is popping up across the country — including in Chicago.

Developed at Duke University, this in-home nurse service for families with newborns is popping up around the country.

"You always see the Gerber baby and you see pictures of people breastfeeding in a field of flowers and think that's the way it's supposed to be," Hepburn said. "And then it ends up being, I'm wearing green pajama pants for two weeks. I haven't showered and I haven't slept."Since the city's public health department launched the program in March 2020, they've helped nearly 4,000 Chicago families.

"I remember taking a picture when I was in the hospital of a flyer on the board, and it was the Family Connects. I said 'okay, I'm gonna call them.'""Family Connects program visits families about three weeks after they've given birth," Hepburn said.

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