Lactation Support

Breastfeeding, also called chestfeeding, has to be learned and many encounter difficulties at the beginning. This is completely normal. After you deliver, a lactation consultant will visit your room to offer education and lactation support.

Our highly skilled team is made up of all Board-Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC’s).

After you leave the Hospital, you are welcome to call South County Health’s Warm Line, staffed by nurses and lactation consultants who are available for support. Call the Warm Line at 401-788-1226 or email us at lactation@southcountyhealth.org if any questions or concerns arise about nursing or about you or your baby’s health.

Our Lactation Consultants run a busy office visiting with prenatal and postnatal patients who are looking for more education or support around lactation. These patients may seek an appointment with our consultants regardless of which hospital they give birth at. Appointments can be made by calling 401-788-1226.

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. The BFHI assists hospitals in giving all mothers the information, confidence, and skills necessary to successfully initiate and continue breastfeeding their babies or feeding formula safely, and gives special recognition to hospitals that have done so.