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Lactation
Services
at
Allegheny General Hospital
Staffed by Internationally
Board-Certified Lactation Consultants:
Julie Brown, R.N., B.S.N.
Pat Connolly, R.N., B.S.N.
Located on the 12th Floor
Allegheny General Hospital
320 East North Avenue
Pittsburgh., PA 15212
Phone: 412-359-6775
Breast-feeding is the most natural and healthiest
way to nourish your baby,
as well as the most rewarding for mother.
Like anything new you do,
it is useful to have help and support along the way. That is why the
Lactation Consultants are available for all your breast-feeding
questions and
needs.
Services
Offered:
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Assistance with breast-feeding
initiation to inpatients, to mothers who
are
separated from their premature babies, and to mothers of multiples.
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Prenatal breast-feeding classes
are offered at Allegheny General Hospital.
Classes are taught by
Lactation Consultants and subjects include: benefits,
latch on, positioning,
supplementing and returning to work.
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Outpatient consults
can be scheduled once the mother is at home for special
circumstances that
require additional help.
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Phone consults
are available if a mother has a brief question about the breast-feeding
process once she is at home.
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Assistance in educating residents,
medical and nursing students and nursing staff.
Products
Offered:
- Rentals of Medela Breast Pumps
including Classic and Medela Brands
(designed to be used for
separation of mom and baby or returning to work or school).
- Sales of Medela Breast Pumps including Mini-Motor, Pump N Style,
Double Ease
(designed for occasional to frequent pumping).
- A
Medela Manual Breast Pump will be provided to breast-feeding
mothers upon request
- Twin nursing pillows, foot stools and feeding systems are available
for sale.
- CLICK HERE FOR ODERING INFORMATION
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