Levels of Lactation Care & Support

Counsel & educate families about breastfeeding and human lactation ​

Evidence-based breastfeeding support and family-centered care

Everything from Tier 1

Latch & positioning assessment related to breastfeeding

Specializing in full-term infants (38 weeks -42 weeks) & otherwise healthy newborns and mother

Everything from Tier 1 & 2

Maternal assessment (Medical & Physical assessments)

Infant assessment (Medical & Oral- Suck assessments)

Developing and implementing feeding plans & Evaluations

Feeding complications include by not limited to: tongue or lip tie, ineffective milk transfer, short/ inverted nipples, breast surgeries (reductions, augmentation, abscess, biopsy, est.) late pre-term infants (35 weeks- 37 weeks), NICU

Health assessments include but not limited to (gestational) diabetes, hypertension, cancer, hepatitis B or C, PCOS, h/o mastitis, high risk pregnancy/ newborn

Evidence-based information regarding a mother’s use, during lactation, of medications, alcohol, tobacco and street drugs