Georgia Coastal Health District

DPH Home Visiting Program

(Perinatal Health Partnership)

These services are available at no cost to the client.

*Currently, the Coastal Health District Home Visiting Program provides services in Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, and McIntosh Counties.

The DPH Home Visiting Program provides home visiting services during pregnancy and up to the infant’s first birthday following delivery. Pregnant women with high-risk conditions or have identified risk factors that put them at risk for poor pregnancy outcomes, will be targeted for home visiting services and interventions but enrollment can occur after delivery.

The DPH Home Visiting Program provides additional monitoring between provider appointments that will increase the opportunity to identify warning signs, complications, and problems earlier and refer to provider for further assessment and intervention when indicated.

The DPH Home Visiting Program services include: 

• Clinical assessment of mother and baby
• Care coordination
• Case management
• Education for high-risk pregnant women and their families
• Linkages to needed resources

Referral to the program is recommended for:

Maternal patients with:

• 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

Infants with:

• Recent NICU discharge
• VLBW or LBW
• <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

Currently, the Coastal Health District program provides services in Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty and McIntosh Counties.

Click here to learn more about the DPH Home Visiting Program. If you’re interested in speaking with a member of the Coastal Health District’s team about the program, click here to complete the DPH Home Visiting Program Interest Form.

These services are available at no cost to the client.

Additional Resources

Coastal Health District program referrals can be made using the The DPH Home Visiting Program Referral Form or by contacting our office.

• Please send encrypted email referrals to: dph-hv@dph.ga.gov.
• Please send fax referrals to (912) 349-2326.
• Or call: (912) 644-5804.