Services

-Routine Checkups:** Regular health evaluations to monitor your child's growth and development.
-Immunizations:** Essential vaccinations to protect your child from various diseases.
-Developmental Screenings:** Assessments to identify potential developmental delays or disorders.
-Treatment of Minor Illnesses and Injuries:** Care for common childhood illnesses and minor injuries.
-Ongoing Care for Chronic Illnesses:** Management of long-term conditions such as asthma, ADHD, eczema, and obesity.
-Prenatal Consultations:** Meetings with expectant parents to discuss the health and care of the newborn⁶.
-Well Child and Adolescent Check-ups:** Regular examinations to ensure your child's health and well-being⁶.
-School Physicals:** Comprehensive physical examinations required for school participation.
-Sports Physicals:** Physical examinations to determine your child's fitness for sports participation.

RS PEDS' Breastfeeding Medicine Services provide comprehensive care and support to lactating mothers and their children. As a board-certified pediatrician with advanced training and experience in breastfeeding management and lactation disorders, Dr. Marie can assist with various breastfeeding-related issues including latching difficulties, infant slow weight gain, low milk production, nipple pain or injury, and more.

Our services also offer education and resources to help prepare parents for breastfeeding and support them throughout their journey.  In addition, Dr. Marie provides in-person and virtual consultations.

Dr. Marie designed these services to support mothers and babies during the transitional period between birth and 12 weeks postpartum.

1. **Postnatal Support:** Providing care and support for both mother and baby during the critical period following childbirth.
2. **Physical Adjustments:** Assisting with physical changes post-birth, such as vaginal bleeding and blood pressure fluctuations.
3. **Emotional Support:** Addressing emotional changes post-birth, including depression, anxiety, or intrusive thoughts.
4. **Personalized Care:** Offering personalized care and support as mothers navigate the first weeks after having their baby.
5. **Follow-Through Care:** Continuing to serve families as they transition into the 4th Trimester.
6. **Mother-Infant Dyad Care:** Considering the mother and infant as one unit, recognizing that the mother's wellbeing is a critical component of the infant’s health.
7. **Closing the Gap:** Expanding support for physical and emotional wellbeing during the 4th Trimester.
8. **Lactation Support:** Providing lactation support free of charge as a public health service.

Rising Star Pediatrics leverages technology to deliver healthcare to its multi=state patients (GA, FL, and Missouri)across a distance, expanding patient access and enhancing communication between Dr. Marie and her patients. Please note that the availability of telemedicine services may vary depending on state guidelines. Always consult with our office for the most accurate information.

1. **Routine Checkups:** Regular health evaluations conducted virtually to monitor your child's growth and development.

2. **Specialist Consultations:** Virtual visits with certified specialists in fields such as Pediatric Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, Pulmonology, and Rheumatology.

3. **Remote Patient Monitoring:** Particularly beneficial for children with complex or chronic illnesses, this service allows for continuous monitoring of a patient's health data remotely.

4. **Audiovisual Consultations:** Real-time consultations with healthcare providers using video conferencing tools.

5. **Audio Only (Telephone) Consultations:** Consultations conducted over the phone for cases where video conferencing may not be necessary or feasible.

6. **Store and Forward:** This involves the transmission of recorded health information, such as radiology images or biosignals, to a healthcare provider for evaluation.

7. **Portal Interactions:** Communication with healthcare providers via secure patient portals for non-urgent matters, such as prescription refills or non-urgent questions.