Newborn Care

Services for Your Baby’s First Days

The Nursery at the Family Center provides many important services to newborns at Exeter Hospital. Our security system provides maximum protection for newborns and peace of mind for parents.

After your baby arrives, there are several items that must be completed before you leave the hospital, including the Birth Certificate Worksheet, the Social Security Card and various testing procedures. Testing performed in the Nursery includes Newborn Hearing Screening and Newborn Metabolic Screening.

Newborn Home Visits for New Parents

The Family Center is proud to offer new parents a complimentary newborn home visit.

Going home with a new baby can be overwhelming. Whether it’s your first baby or your third, our home visit nurses are here to support you.

While in the comfort of your home, our Family Center nurses are prepared to assess mom and baby, assist with feeding challenges, answer all questions and address any concerns you may have. With over 30 years of maternal and infant nursing experience, our staff provides expert, quality care after discharge, putting the patient and the family at the center of all we do.

For more information or to schedule a home visit, please contact The Family Center at 603-580-6668.

Safe Sleep for Baby

Exeter Hospital is committed to educating families and caregivers on infant safe sleep, and is a certified Cribs for Kids National Safe Sleep Hospital.

The Cribs for Kids National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification program recognizes hospitals for their commitment to infant safe sleep to reduce the risk of Sudden Unexplained Infant Death (SUID), Accidental Suffocation and Strangulation in Bed (ASSB), SIDS and unsafe sleep injuries.

The Family Center Staff educates families and caregivers on the importance of practicing safe sleep for their babies. We have a safe sleep policy and deliver safe sleep training to nursing staff caring for patients less than one years old.

Safe Sleep Tips

• Put babies on their backs to sleep at naptime and bedtime.
• Use a firm sleep surface in an approved infant crib or bassinet.
• Keep soft bedding such as blankets, pillows, bumper pads and soft toys out of babies sleep area and avoid overheating.
• Have baby share your room, not your bed.
• Breastfeed, if possible.
• Avoid smoking.