Pregnancy-related, Other

Maternal Child Care

Your nurse will complete a full health assessment of you and your baby and will also evaluate the home environment to make certain it promotes safety and the good health of your infant. link

First Connections

South County Home Health provides free, voluntary, confidential home visits to pregnant women and families with young children, birth to age three. link

Healthy Families America

HFA is the primary home visiting model best equipped to work with families who may have histories of trauma, intimate partner violence, mental health and/or substance abuse issues. Services begin prenatally or right after the birth of a baby and are offered voluntarily long term (3 years after the birth of the baby). link

Pediatric Care

Our pediatric nursing care specialists provide comprehensive, high quality care to children, adolescents, and young adults up to age 18. The children in our care live with diverse diagnoses, including: Ventilator support, Respiratory disorders, Seizure disorders, Cerebral palsy, Autism, Cardiac Anomalies
Managing these conditions require training, experience, and services that meet the specific needs of the families. link

South County Health is your resource for home-based care needs.  Whether you're looking for medical or non-medical care in the comfort and safety of your home, we offer insurance-covered home care through South County Home Health. South County Home Health is comprised of skilled visiting nurse care, rehabilitation, mother and baby care, wound care, and more, all covered by insurance.

Child and Family Services link
including Healthy Families America and Incredible Year Parenting Classes

Children's Emergency Services link

See the above web links for additional information on the extensive programs offered by The Providence Center for children and families. 

School Counseling and Support Program in the Providence School System link

Adult Services link

Addiction Treatment link

 The Providence Center is at the forefront of innovative approaches to behavioral health care designed to meet the changing needs of the more than 18,000 Rhode Islanders it serves each year.

The mission is to help adults, adolescents and children affected by psychiatric illnesses, emotional problems and addictions by providing treatment and supportive services within a community setting.

The Providence Center is also one of Rhode Island's Community Mental Health Centers providing care to adults

The Providence Center School-information on separate entry
Anchor Learning Academy a substance recovery High School-information on separate entry.

• Walk in Clinic
• Education
• Birth control
• HIV and STI testing
• Pregnancy Testing

Planned Parenthood is one of the nation’s leading providers of high-quality, affordable health care, and the nation’s largest provider of sex education. With or without insurance, you can always come to us for your health care.

• Pediatrics link
• Skilled Nursing link
• Long-term home care link

For over 25 years, we’ve been providing professional and proactive home care support in every community throughout Rhode Island. From chronic and long term care to pediatrics and recovery, we’re uniquely positioned to offer an incomparable continuum of care services.

Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Link

Diabetes in Pregnancy Link

Our professional staff is made up of fully licensed and registered dietitians and nutritionists with special expertise in all aspects of women's nutrition, including the needs of pregnant women, diabetes and cancer.

Inpatient

Outpatient

Medication of addiction

SSTARbirth is a long-term, residential substance abuse treatment program specifically designed for pregnant, postpartum and parenting women.

SSTARbirth is the only specialty program of its kind, in the state of Rhode Island. We are a family reunification program and women participate in treatment with their young children. SSTARbirth opened its doors to its first client in January 1994. The program allows for 6 months of treatment and has the capacity for 12 women and 24 children.

• Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Treatment
• Parenting Helplines
• General Mental Health Information/Education

• General Expectant/New Parent Assistance

Since 2010, a program of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition. 2015 Text4baby's operations moved to ZERO TO THREE, the National Center for Infants, Toddlers & Families (ZTT).

A nationwide directory of doulas and certified childbirth educators. Provides a ten week class about natural birth and breastfeeding

• Childbirth Education

Provides unbiased information about abortion, provider referrals, and other resources, including financial assistance.

Provides reproductive health care, sex education, and information. Provides information online and also through clinics and programs nationwide. Planned Parenthood Direct app provides access to birth control and UTI treatment in select states.

Provides evidence-based information to mothers, health care professionals, and the general public about medications and other exposures during pregnancy and while breastfeeding.

Telephone, texting, email and chat service available Monday-Friday 8am-5pm local time. to women who are pregnant, considering becoming pregnant, breastfeeding and to health care providers.

Find an Affiliate: You can locate an affiliate in North America or globally.

Information for families about doulas. Information and training for current and future doulas.

Find a Doula: Searchable database of doulas certified by Dona.

Certification for doulas, childbirth educators, and lactation educators.

Online Directory: Find doulas and educators by certification, location, or services.

• Infertility Support Groups
• Specialized Information and Referral