Breastfeeding Support & Equipment

The groups meets:
Every Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the Potter Conference Center (at South County Hospital in Wakefield).
Every Friday from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the South County Health Medical & Wellness Center Westerly conference room (268 Post Rd., Rt 1, near Walmart)
Pre-registration is not required. Questions? Call 401 788-1226 or 401-792-2229.

The Hospital's New Moms' Support Group provides support to new moms and their babies in a casual, group setting. A certified childbirth educator and OB nurse leads the group, facilitating discussion and education on a variety of topics, including feeding, baby sleeplessness, colic, parental sleep deprivation and postpartum stress. Certified lactation consultants are also on hand to answer questions.

Maternal and Child Health

Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice provides home care to mothers with early maternity discharge and postpartum complication.

Home care for infants and children who have had surgery, an injury, or an illness. 

First Connections

First Connections at Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice provides free, voluntary, confidential home visits in Barrington, Bristol, East Providence, Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth, Tiverton and Warren to pregnant women and families with young children, birth to age three.

Palliative Care

Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice is an independent, non-profit home health agency that cares for people of all ages, from mothers and newborns to seniors with chronic illnesses to patients with terminal illnesses at end of life.

Offices:

Portsmouth Office – 1184 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI 02871
North Kingstown Office – 7260 Post Road, North Kingstown, RI 02852
Providence Office – 400 Reservoir Avenue, Providence, RI 02907
Swansea Office – 2135 GAR Highway, Suite 4, Swansea, MA 02777

LLL Groups are not currently holding in-person meetings due to COVID-19. LLL Leaders are available by phone, email, and online. You may also find it helpful to attend a virtual meet-up. Join the LLL of MA/RI/VT Online Meet-up Facebook group for information on upcoming meet-ups.

La Leche League International (LLLI) is a non-profit organization that provides breastfeeding information and support to nursing mothers via telephone help and monthly meetings.

Meets last Friday of each month from 12:30 - 2:00 pm

Accredited by LLLI, link volunteer leaders are experienced breastfeeding mothers who are familiar with the practical, physical, and psychological aspects of breastfeeding.

LLL Groups are not currently holding in-person meetings due to COVID-19. LLL Leaders are available by phone, email, and online. You may also find it helpful to attend a virtual meet-up. Join the LLL of MA/RI/VT Online Meet-up Facebook group for information on upcoming meet-ups.

La Leche League International (LLLI) is a non-profit organization that provides breastfeeding information and support to nursing mothers via telephone help and monthly meetings.

Meets the Second Saturday of each month from 1:30 - 3:00 pm

Accredited by La Leche League International, link  volunteer leaders are experienced breastfeeding mothers who are familiar with the practical, physical, and psychological aspects of breastfeeding.

Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC) WIC link

• Specialized Nutrition Education
• Breastfeeding Classes and Support
• Healthcare Referrals
• WIC Card for Healthy Foods

WIC Information from Rhode Island Department of Health

Please call to confirm hours of business and if in-person visits are permitted.

Wood River Health Centers' mission is to improve the health and well-being of our community by providing high quality, coordinated health and support services, accessible to all. 

 Information on the wide range of services available at the Wood River Health Services can be found at an additional RI Directory Listing. 

Breast milk donation is used to make human milk fortifier and standardized human milk from 100% human milk. Both are sold to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) across the United States for critically ill premature babies who need more protein and calories than are naturally occurring in mother’s milk.

Provides national breastfeeding and women’s health hotlines and works to improve the health and sense of wellbeing of all U.S. women and girls.

Website resources A-Z Health Topics. Supporting nursing mothers at work.

OWN Helpline: Helpline connects callers with information and resources to answer health questions.

Provides direct assistance to pediatric patients and their families. The Mother's Milk Bank collects, processes, and provides donor human milk to babies nationwide. Information on how to receive milk can be found online.
The Stink Bug Project supports families who have a child diagnosed with a serious medical condition.
The Stink Bug Project, in partnership with the prison-trained K-9 Program at Colorado Correctional Industries, matches well-trained, loving companion dogs with families throughout the Rocky Mountain region.

Call Lee Shaughnessy 720.507.0907 to determine if your client qualifies.

Medela's primary focus is breastfeeding - by helping moms to successfully breastfeed their babies and to do so for as long as they choose. This includes production of breastfeeding equipment as well as training and educational materials.

Products include special devices for breastfeeding cleft lip/palate infants. They also have available, infant scales for measuring breastmilk intake.

They also offer an online support community, Ask the LC, and Breastfeeding University. Also information about insurance coverage for breast pumps.

Certification for doulas, childbirth educators, and lactation educators.

Online Directory: Find doulas and educators by certification, location, or services.

Provides breastfeeding information and a list of local lactation consultants.

• Breastfeeding Support Programs