Health Care Providers

As a health care provider, you recognize the importance of human milk for human babies. The medical literature is replete with studies that demonstrate the advantages of breastfeeding for both mother and child.

And yet, while 98% of pregnant women say they want to breastfeed, the Centers for Disease Control found in a 2004 study that only 11% were exclusively breastfeeding six months later.

In order to better serve patients and clients, many health care facilities leverage the expertise of outside lactation consultants. Allow me to supplement your staff and broaden your services in one or more of the following ways:

• In-Service Classes – I offer training and development classes for members of your staff, enabling them to better assist expectant and postpartum mothers who want to breastfeed.
• Prenatal Breastfeeding Class – This six-week series, offered to your patients and held at your offices, covers topics like: How do I make enough milk? How do I know my baby is getting enough milk? Where do I go for information when breastfeeding is not working? How do I get ready to go back to work? What kind of pump should I get? Should I rent or buy?
• Patient Referrals – If you don’t have a lactation consultant on staff, refer your patients who need assistance to me. I offer one-on-one coaching and follow-up care, either at my office in Cary, NC or at patients’ homes. By working directly with your patients, I can help your team accurately assess milk intake and solve slow weight-gain issues.
• Breastpump Sales and Rentals – Offer breastpump sales and rentals directly to your patients by partnering with me. I sell breastpumps and accessories, and I rent hospital-grade pumps. I also provide patient support, answering questions and going over pumping strategies for abundant milk production.
•  Medications and Lactation – I’m available for consult and to help you find accurate information on drugs and breastfeeding. I also have access to the most current research available on drugs and how they affect breastfeeding.