Lactation Support
The Women and Newborn Care Unit Team includes Board-Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC’s).
Our Lactation Consultants work with in-hospital patients who are looking for more education or support around lactation.
Lactation Services offered at South County Hospital - Many insurance companies now cover lactation consultation as part of newborn delivery and care services. As a result, we are unable to offer outpatient lactation consultation appointments on a fee-for-service basis. However, all new moms and families, after they deliver on South County Hospital’s award-winning Women and Newborn Care Unit, are offered lactation consultation services as part of their inpatient stay with us. Additionally, South County Health also routinely offers a 2-hour Prenatal Breastfeeding class to women in the community, irrespective of where they plan to deliver or delivered, free of charge.
South County Health continues to offer support to expecting and new moms and families with additional classes and support groups, such as our Preparing for Birth class and our New Baby Support group – all free of charge. To learn more about South County Health’s commitment to supporting new mom’s and families all stages of pregnancy and early parenthood, please visit our dedicated webpage here: https://www.southcountyhealth.org/programs-services/center-for-women-s-health/having-a-baby/childbirth-education.
Parents with newborns are encouraged to join South County Health’s New Baby Group, a casual, social setting for conversation and education on a variety of topics, including breastfeeding, baby sleeplessness, colic, parental sleep deprivation, postpartum stress, and more. The group is led by an IBCLC and an experienced OB nurse.
First in RI designated Baby-Friendly
South County Hospital was the first hospital in the state to receive the Baby-Friendly designation. This recognition was earned through a comprehensive, detailed and thorough journey toward excellence in providing evidence-based, maternity care with the goal of achieving optimal infant feeding outcomes and mother/baby bonding.
The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a global program that was launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in 1991 to encourage and recognize hospitals and birthing centers that offer an optimal level of care for infant feeding and mother/baby bonding.
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