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Women's Health

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Office Information

We see patients in two locations: on the 2nd floor of the Franklin Health Medical Arts Center, located on the Franklin Memorial Hospital campus, and at the Androscoggin Valley Medical Arts Center in Livermore Falls.

  • We are accepting new patients.
  • If you have any questions or would like an appointment, please call 778-6394 and our staff will help you.

We offer 24-hour call coverage when the office is closed, including weekends and holidays. To reach the doctor on call when the office is closed, call Franklin Memorial Hospital at 778-6031 and ask the operator to assist you in speaking with the provider on call.

The practice also offers triage services with a registered nurse available by phone during business hours.

Our Services

The Franklin Health Women’s Care team includes obstetricians-gynecologists, a nurse midwife, and many highly qualified support staff. Our doctors and midwife specialize in the medical and surgical care of women throughout their lifetime, offering special expertise for care during pregnancy and childbirth and for disorders of the reproductive system. Services include:

  • Physical exams
  • Preventative medicine
  • Office gynecology
  • Obstetrical care including high risk
  • Gynecologic surgery
  • Laparoscopic surgery
  • Endometrial ablations
  • Family planning and birth control counseling
  • Urinary incontinence treatment
  • Cancer screening
  • Adolescent women’s health
  • Fertility and infertility counseling
  • Menopause treatment
  • Sexual dysfunction treatment
  • Postpartum depression treatment
  • Access to diagnostic screenings and lab services

Additional Information

Prescription Refills

Please contact us at least 48 hours before you will need to have prescriptions refilled.

Appointment Policy

If you are unable to make your appointment, 24-hour advance notice is appreciated whenever possible. This allows us to open up that time for another patient needing care..

Emergencies

In an extreme emergency, such as loss of consciousness, chest pain, severe breathing problems, or major bleeding, call your emergency service number (usually 911) first. Do not delay emergency care by calling our office or the hospital. Afterward, if necessary, call your physician for further advice and coordination of your emergency care.

Providing Exceptional Birth Experiences

The doctors and nurse midwife at Franklin Health Women’s Care offer special expertise for women during pregnancy and childbirth, delivering babies at Franklin Memorial Hospital in spacious home-like rooms. We offer the backup of an advanced wireless monitoring system to allow a laboring woman the freedom to move about as it monitors vital signs, fetal heart rate, and alerts staff to changes in her or her baby’s condition.

We are committed to creating a nurturing family-centered environment that is safe and supportive through all stages of pregnancy and the birth process. Our practitioners and nurses work with patients to develop a birth plan with birthing preferences so that we can provide families with the most rewarding and fulfilling birthing experience possible, and babies with the best possible start.

Diabetes and Pregnancy

Six to seven percent of pregnancies are complicated by the development of pregnancy-related (gestational) diabetes. This condition has consequences for both mother and baby including: large babies, a risk of the baby needing IV support after delivery, and increased chance that the mother will develop diabetes later in life. To better manage both gestational diabetes and women who already have diabetes and become pregnant, Franklin Health Women’s Care has a special clinic set aside so they can receive physician care, nutrition counseling, and diabetes education at the same time for their convenience.

Contact Information

For appointments: (207) 778-6394    Toll Free: 877-906-6394

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