Services & FAQs
Explore our all-encompassing Pediatric Care and FAQs. We provide an extensive array of unique pediatric services, designed to nurture your child’s health and wellness from their early days through their college years.
Services
Schools, workplaces, and churches are foundational spaces where health and wellness can thrive. Each plays a unique role in shaping lives—schools educate and nurture young minds, workplaces engage adults with school-age children during their most productive hours, and churches provide spiritual and emotional support across all ages. Dr. Marie Jean-Baptiste recognizes these environments as vital for promoting healthy behaviors, reducing risks, and fostering holistic well-being. Please contact her for more details.
-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.
10 benefits of Dr. Marie's Lactation Services:
- Optimal Nutrition: Breast milk provides the best nutrition for infants.
- Immune Support: Breastfeeding boosts the baby’s immune system.
- Bonding: Enhances the emotional bond between mother and baby.
- Digestive Health: Easier for babies to digest compared to formula.
- Reduced Risk of Infections: Lowers the risk of ear infections, respiratory illnesses, and diarrhea.
- Healthy Weight: Promotes healthy weight gain and helps prevent childhood obesity.
- Cognitive Development: Supports brain development and cognitive function.
- Convenience: Always available and at the right temperature.
- Cost-Effective: Saves money on formula and feeding supplies.
- Maternal Health: Reduces the risk of certain cancers and helps with postpartum recovery.
These benefits highlight the importance of lactation services for both mother and baby.
The Nurturing & Caring Environment For Your Child
FAQs
Direct Primary Care (DPC) is a membership-based healthcare model where families pay a predictable monthly fee for unlimited access to their pediatrician, Dr. Marie, without the hassle of insurance restrictions. At Rising Star Pediatrics, this means your child receives longer, unrushed visits, direct communication with the doctor, same-day or next-day sick visits, and a personalized approach to pediatric care—all without copays or surprise bills.
No, we do not bill insurance. Our Direct Primary Care model allows us to provide high-quality, individualized care without the constraints and delays of insurance companies. By cutting out the middleman, we focus on what matters most--your child's health.
Yes. While Rising Star Pediatrics covers most of your child’s primary care needs, insurance is still important for emergencies, hospitalizations, and specialty care. Many families pair our DPC membership with a high-deductible health plan or a HealthShare plan to save on overall healthcare costs
If you have Medicaid, Tricare, or a HealthShare plan, you are still welcome to join Rising Star Pediatrics. However, since we do not bill insurance, you will need to pay the membership fee out-of-pocket. Many families find that the personalized care, direct access, and extended visits with Dr. Marie make the membership well worth the investment.
Even with excellent insurance, many families experience long wait times, rushed visits, and difficulty accessing their pediatrician when they need them most. Our DPC model ensures your child receives timely, comprehensive, and relationship-based care. With Rising Star Pediatrics, you get:
- Direct access to Dr. Marie via phone, text, or video
- Same-day or next-day sick visits
- Longer, unrushed appointments
- Personalized guidance on parenting, nutrition, and development
For many families, the convenience and quality of DPC outweigh the limitations of traditional insurance-based, industralized care.
Home visits allow Dr. Marie to provide care in the comfort of your home, reducing stress for both parents and children. Benefits include:
- No need to pack up a sick child for a doctor's visit
- More time to discuss concerns in a relaxed environment
- Personalized newborn care without exposing your baby to a clinic setting
- Support for breastfeeding, sleep, and parenting transitions
If you value personalized, relationship-driven, and readily accessible pediatric care, DPC is an excellent choice. Families who benefit the most from Rising Star Pediatrics often:
- Want a closer, more personal relationship with their pediatrician.
- Prefer longer visits with a focus on prevention and education.
- Appreciate same-day/next-day sick visits without waiting weeks for an appointment.
- Desire direct access to their pediatrician via phone, text, or video.
At Rising Star Pediatrics, we follow the CDC and AAP vaccine schedules and strongly recommend vaccinations to protect children and our community from preventable diseases. We are happy to have respectful, informed discussions with parents who have concerns, but we prioritize evidence-based medicine in our practice.
Joining is simple! Just visit our website, complete the enrollment form, and choose a membership plan that fits your family's needs. After signing up, you'll receive a welcome packet, and we'll schedule your child's first visit with Dr. Marie.
Our 4th Trimester Package is designed to support families during the critical first three months after birth. It includes:
- In-home or office visits for newborn care.
- Lactation support and feeding consultations.
- Postpartum check-ins for both baby and parents.
- Sleep, development, and infant care guidance.
- Direct access to Dr. Marie for questions and concerns.
You can absolutely choose just the 4th Trimester Package or individual lactation support services without committing to a full DPC membership. We offer one-time consultations or short-term support plans tailored to your needs.
For more details, please contact us at [email protected] Or, if you're ready to enroll, please join our waiting list.