Lactation Management Service
The Lactation Management Service was developed to meet the needs of breastfeeding mothers and their babies to promote a successful breastfeeding experience. Staff also assists mothers that express their milk (remove milk from their breasts) and their babies to promote successful breast milk feeding. The service provides educational and support services to families and staff.
Individual consultation
The Lactation Management Service provides consultation Monday through Friday, and rotating Saturdays and Sundays.
Children's Hospital lactation consultants will talk with mothers by phone, schedule a visit at the bedside, and meet with families during a prenatal appointment if families are being seen through the Fetal Concerns Program.
For prenatal, inpatient and outpatient consultations, a physician or nurse can order a lactation consultation or families can call (414) 266-1757 to leave a message for a lactation consultant. A lactation consultant will automatically be paged when a message is left.
Pump rooms
The Lactation Management Service has double electric breast pumps available throughout the hospital for use by mothers. Pump rooms are available in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Infant Unit.
Pump rentals
Breast pumps and other breastfeeding equipment are available for rental and purchase at the Skywalk Pharmacy, located in the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Clinics building, right off the second-floor skywalk. For information about the options, costs and hours, call (414) 266-1893.
About the staff
Children's Hospital's staff includes four lactation consultants that are registered nurses. They have extensive training, education and experience in lactation and are International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC). They offer a wealth of experience and knowledge working with premature infants through toddler-age children.
In addition to the lactation management team, there are certified lactation educators (CLEs) available to assist and support families.
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Barbara Hayes-Dineen |
Barbara Hayes-Dineen, RN, IBCLC, RLC
Hayes-Dineen received her nursing degree in 1986 and worked as a pediatric nurse before joining the Children's Hospital staff in 1988. She worked on the Infant Unit as a registered nurse while concurrently consulting with moms and babies for 13 years. She has been an IBCLC since 1993, the first to be certified at Children's Hospital. She is certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and is a professional member of the Wisconsin Association of Lactation Consultants (WALC) and the International Association of Lactation Consultants (ILAC).
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Lisa Brock |
Lisa Ann Brock, RN, BSN, IBCLC, RLC
Brock graduated in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science in nursing. She began her nursing career at Children's Hospital in 1988 working as a registered nurse on the Infant Unit and transitioned to the neonatal intensive care unit in 1999. Brock has been an IBCLC since 1998. She is certified in CPR and as a neonatal resuscitation provider (NRP). Brock is a professional member of WALC, ILCA and the Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care (WAPC).
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Linda McNamara |
Linda McNamara, RN, BS, IBCLC, RLC
McNamara has a Bachelor of Science in health education with a nutrition minor in addition to her nursing degree. She has been a registered nurse in NICUs and PICUs for 23 years. Since 1994, she has been a NICU nurse at Children's Hospital. She has been an IBCLC since 1999, is CPR and NRP certified and is a professional member of WALC and ILCA.
Julie Kapla, RN, BSN, IBCLC, RLC
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Julie Kapla |
Kapla received her Bachelor of Science in nursing in 1995. She began her nursing career at Children's Hospital in 1995, working as a registered nurse on the Intermediate Care Unit and transitioned to the NICU where she currently practices. She received her IBCLC in 2005. She is CPR and NRP certified and is a professional member of WALC and ILCA.
Services
Lactation Management Service staff offers experienced, research-based practice in coordination with the infant's multidisciplinary health care team by:
- Providing support and education to mothers and supportive family members and friends.
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Providing support to mothers and hospitalized infants who experience lactation or breastfeeding needs, including:
- Engorgement
- Medication use and safety
- Sore nipples
- Low milk supply
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Providing supoort to families and health care team members when infants have feeding challenges, including:
- Jaundice
- Prematurity
- Cardiac defects
- Respiratory problems
- Down Syndrome
- Cleft lip and palate
- Neurological impairment
- Surgery
- Allergy
- Multiple births (twins, triplets)
- Birth defects
- Providing guidance when there is separation of mother and baby due to medical, work or educational needs.
- Providing assistance with breast milk pumping, pump usage, management of breast milk collection and storage, and obtaining breast pumps for home use.
Below is some additional information regarding breastfeeding and breast milk pumping:
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According to the American Academy of Pediatrics... |
Other resources
There are a number of helpful Web sites that can provide you with additional information about breastfeeding:
www.breastfeeding.com
www.kellymom.com
www.Medela.com
www.breastfeedingonline.com
www.lalecheleague.org
www.ilca.org
www.walc.net
www.bfmed.org
www.aap.org
Lactation Management Service staff understands hospitalization is a stressful time for families. We are eager to assist in promoting, initiating and maintaining breastfeeding while infants are hospitalized. For more information, call (414) 266-1757.
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