978-463-1079
Consultant: Ellena Preston R.N.; I.B.C.L.C.
At Anna Jaques Hospital, we are fortunate to have two International Board Certified
Lactation Consultants on staff whose wide breadth of knowledge guides women in breast
feeding. We have the highest breast feeding initiation rate of any hospital on the North
Shore of Massachusetts. Our lactation consultants visit you in the hospital to assist you
as you begin to breast feed and are available by appointment for further consultation.
If you are experiencing difficulties with breast feeding a personal appointment can be
made with one of our lactation consultants at no charge. Appointments are available
Monday through Friday by calling the Birth Center at (978) 463-1060 or the Lactation Line
at (978) 463-1079.
If you have any questions about breast feeding, you are welcome to leave these on the
Lactation Line. If they are urgent and concern your baby, we encourage you to call your
pediatrician. If your question or concern is for illness symptoms such as mastitis,
please call your obstetrician.
We offer a variety of ongoing group activities:
Breast Feeding Support Group is held twice a week at no charge
and requires no pre-registration:
Tuesdays, 10 - 11:45 a.m.
Higgins Conference Room, Anna Jaques Hospital, Newburyport
Thursdays, 10:30- 11:45 a.m.
in Haverhill (2nd floor conference room above Children's Health Care, Central Plaza, Water
St.)
Please call 978-463-1060 with any questions.
Mother's Group
A mother's group meets on Wednesdays at the Amesbury Health Center from 9:30 - 11:30.
Nursing and bottle fed babies are welcome.
Breastfeeding Class
A one-session class to prepare mothers for breastfeeding meets the first Monday of each
month (does not meet on holidays). To register, call 978-463-1060.
To assist you in gathering further information about breastfeeding, we have compiled
relevant links:
The International Lactation Consultants Association at www.icla.org;
La Leche League at www.lalecheleague.org;
Breastfeeding.com at www.breastfeeding.com. |