Lactation support ensures families receive clinical guidance to meet their personal feeding goals safely and effectively, assisting parents through any challenges that might arise.
Clinical Lactation Support Care typically includes:
- Latching and Positioning Assessment ensuring an effective, pain-free latch
- Milk Supply Management helping with low milk production or oversupply
- Pumping and Equipment Fitting preventing tissue damage and optimizing milk expression
- Addressing complications such as damaged or sore nipples, breast engorgement, blocked milk ducts, and infections like mastitis.
- Monitoring infant weight gain and diaper output to objectively verify sufficient milk transfer.
- Return-to-Work Planning by helping with strategies for safe milk storage, pumping schedules, and maintaining supply outside the home.
Beth Mathis CD(DONA), CLC
SPDA Mentor and Board Secretary
Certified Birth Doula
Provider For: Tricare, Quilted Health, Medicaid, United Healthcare, The Doula Network
Birth Doula
Childbirth Education
LACTATION
POSTPARTUM
