Newborn Medicine in Issaquah
Comprehensive, comfortable, and convenient care
The newborn period is a tender time full of adjustment, amazement, exhilaration, and exhaustion. Our newborn services offer full medical care of your newborn during the first six weeks of life, all from the comfort of your home. Dr. Schick provides all the recommended routine newborn care along with lactation counseling, maternal mental health assessment, and general family support. These extended visits allow ample time to support your family during this transition. These visits can be purchased as a package or individually based on your needs and desires.
Newborn Care Package
Complete medical care of your baby with a series of in-home visits over the first six weeks of life. Each visit is extended as compared to clinic visits to ensure that all of your questions are answered and your baby’s needs are addressed. Infant care includes full newborn exam, weight checks, management of jaundice, collection of indicated labs (bilirubin and/or state newborn screen), recommended well visits, breastfeeding and lactation support at each visit, and anticipatory guidance covering topics such as nutrition, growth & development, safe sleep, bonding with your baby, parenting, and more. Maternal mental health is addressed at these visits with support and referrals offered as needed. Along with in-home visits, this package includes support via telephone or text for the full duration. This package gives you, your baby, and your family the best start to this precious and fleeting phase of life.
Newborn Care Package includes:
- Personalized consult prior to delivery
- Discuss goals for lactation and infant feeding
- Plan for transition home from the hospital or birthing center
- Prepare for the first weeks of life
- In-home visits, 5 visits, typically last 60-90 minutes
- Newborn exam upon discharge, usually within 24-48 hours
- Weight check, typically at 6-10 days of life
- 2-week well check
- 1-month well checkÂ
- 6-week discharge visit
Dr. Schick will coordinate transfer of care to your pediatrician following the completion of this package.Â
Additional visits may be scheduled for an additional fee.Â
Meet and Greet
Meet Dr. Schick personally during a complimentary brief phone call to determine whether she is the right fit to help you and your baby. You can discuss how she can best help meet your needs and goals.
Newborn Visit
One preventative visit in the comfort of your home to proactively address typical newborn questions and concerns with the goal of a smooth transition for both baby and mother. This visit includes a full newborn exam, weight check, jaundice check, and collection of labs, if indicated. More than one of these may be scheduled depending on your needs. It is helpful if this visit is scheduled before delivery but can also be arranged at any time after birth. These visits are typically 60-90 minutes and include seven days of support via telephone or text.