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Telephone Consultations for Healthcare Providers
The Human Lactation Study Center is part of the Division of Neonatology and is a valuable resource for our physicians. If your physician has questions/concerns regarding what medications can be taken during breastfeeding or general questions regarding difficulties with breastfeeding, he or she may contact our center. The center maintains a database of drugs in lactation, medical information, and programs around breastfeeding.
Healthcare professionals may call (585) 275-0088 for information and consultation on special issues.
Grand Rounds Videos
- Growing Families, Welcoming Change: The Movement to Embrace Gender Diversity in Lactation Care - March 3, 2021
Casey Rosen-Carole, MD, MPH, MSed, FABM - Ankyloglossia Diagnosis and Management Considerations - January 25, 2017
Casey Rosen-Carole, M.D.
Margo Benoit, M.D.
Additional Resources
- Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Clinical Protocols: Guidelines for care of breastfeeding mothers and children, based on extensive literature review and expert opinion, updated every 5 years.
- LACTMED: For providers to access up to date information on medications and breastfeeding.
- Lactation Study Center: To answer medication and complex breastfeeding questions by phone consult at (585) 275-0088. The Lactation Study Center can also be reached via email at lsc@urmc.rochester.edu.
- New York State Department of Health Breastfeeding Information for Healthcare Providers
- Texas Ten Step: APP for providers with information on how to support breastfeeding mothers through all the evidence-based ten steps to successful breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding Quick-Reference Guide
by University of Rochester Medical Center - DCPM
This quick reference guide on breastfeeding is ideal for physicians, nurses, medical students and other health care providers who would like some basic knowledge to help counsel their patients about breastfeeding. It contains information on the benefits of breastfeeding, contraindications, solutions to common problems, helpful tips on positions, as well as normal infant eating and sleeping habits.
Download it for free on:
This book is available for download on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iBooks and on your computer with iTunes. Books must be read on an iOS device. This application was supported by PHS Grant # RO1-HD055191, Community Partnership for Breastfeeding Promotion and Support.