Pediatrics & Maternal Child Health
The birth of a child is an exciting time. Our team helps ease the anxiety for parents as they transition from the hospital to home after the birth of a child.
From Hospital to Home
The birth of a child is an exciting time. Our team helps ease the anxiety for parents as they transition from the hospital to home after the birth of a child. Our highly skilled, friendly team offers parents support and guidance on how to care for their newborn, including:
- Information on family planning, infant preventative health needs and when to call a physician
- Prenatal and postnatal care and support
- Assistance with breastfeeding
- Short-term counseling
Maternal Child Health
Our nurses are specially trained in obstetrics to help prepare you for birth and teach you how to care for your newborn after you leave the hospital. We provide many services to women who are pregnant and postpartum to help their families get a healthy start.
Extra Support for You and Your Child
When a child requires special care because they were born prematurely, have a physical impairment or a chronic condition our pediatric team is here for you. We provide services to children from birth through the teen years, and their families, including:
- Medication management, including intravenous medication.
- Education to help you manage your child’s chronic condition.
- Recovery following a traumatic injury or surgery.
- Support for nutritional needs, including enteral feeding.
- Occupational therapy to assist with daily activities.
- Physical therapy to help build or restore strength and physical functions.
- Speech therapy to help develop or restore functional speech, voice, language, communication and swallowing.
- Education on safety and injury prevention
Our team will help you understand your child’s new or existing condition, and to provide support, guidance and education to help you and your family thrive.
Prenatal care and support
- Care of premature babies.
- Follow-up care on neonatal Intensive Care Unit discharged infants.
- Care and Treatment of perinatal complications.
- Assistance with breast-feeding and/or other feeding difficulties.
- Use of Photo Light Therapy needed to decrease Bilirubin in baby’s blood that causes jaundice.
- Information on the infant’s preventive health needs.
- Information on family planning and postpartum depression.
- Information on when to call a physician.
- Assessment of emotional and family issues.
- Short-term counseling of mothers.
Payment Options
Granite VNA accepts the following payment options:
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- Many Private Insurance Plans
- Individual Pay (Out-of-Pocket)
Charitable care is considered for uninsured and underinsured patients who meet eligibility criteria.
Healthy Families America
Healthy Families America-NH is a home visiting service available starting when you find out you are pregnant through your child’s 3rd birthday. It is non-judgmental support–when you want it–where you want. Healthy Families America-NH is free, convenient, voluntary and flexible.
Interested in Pediatrics & Maternal Child Health Services?
Contact our admissions team at (603) 224-4093 | (800) 924-8620. We accept referrals seven days-per-week, 24 hours-per-day, year-round.
We strive to provide services within 24 hours of receiving your doctor’s orders.