(Perinatal Health Partnership)
These services are available at no cost to the client and are voluntary.
The DPH Home Visiting Program offers home visiting services to mothers during pregnancy and for the first year of their infant’s life.
The goal of the program is to assist pregnant patients with high-risk conditions that may put them at risk for poor pregnancy outcomes. Additionally, mothers and newborns may enroll after delivery.
Home Visiting Services Include:
- Clinical assessment of mother and baby
- Care coordination
- Case management
- Education for high-risk pregnant patients and their families
- Linkages to needed resources
Program Referral
Referral to the program is recommended for maternal patients or infants with a qualifying condition listed below:
Qualifying conditions for Maternal Patients
- Hypertension or Gestational Hypertension
- Preeclampsia
- Diabetes
- Multiple gestation
- Prior preterm delivery
- Preterm labor
- Chronic conditions or co-morbidities
- Prior 2nd trimester pregnancy loss
- Prior fetal/neonatal death
- Pre-existing health conditions
- Substance use disorder
- Mental health condition
- Poor support system
- Difficulty complying with provider recommendations and/or follow up (e.g., keeping appointments)
- Other medical conditions or concerns for poor outcomes
Qualifying conditions for Infants
- Recent NICU discharge
- Very Low Birth Weight or Low Birth Weight
- Less than 36 weeks gestation at delivery
- Positive maternal screening for substances at delivery
- Suspected or confirmed congenital syphilis or HIV infection
- Poor maternal support system or other environmental concerns
Referral Submissions
Program referrals can be made using the DPH Home Visiting Referral Form or emailing a copy of the form to dph-hv@dph.ga.gov.
To contact the DPH Home Visiting Program with questions or for additional information, please call (770) 531-5801 or email d2phv@dph.ga.gov.