When we explain more to them about the
kinds of lactation services we DO provide in our office - based setting they are curious to learn more about us.
While the future may not be guaranteed, the current state
of lactation services in Massachusetts is much improved for families insured by our largest private insurer as BCBS joins other health plans such as Tufts, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, Aetna, Neighborhood Health Plan, and Mass Health, among others, that have been providing lactation benefits that predate the ACA.
Thankfully, it's rare, but it's important to acknowledge that exclusive breastfeeding simply won't be successful for all mother - baby pairs, says Dr. Alison Stuebe, a maternal - fetal medicine physician and medical director
of lactation services at University of North Carolina Health Care.
According to Rebecca L. Mannel,
director of lactation services at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, lactation consultants «are the only healthcare professional specifically trained to manage the full spectrum of breastfeeding, from prenatal to postpartum, from normal healthy moms and babies to complicated situations involving maternal risk factors or illness or infants born preterm or with some other health complication.»
One 2013 study found significant microbial contamination in breast milks samples purchased online, concluding that mothers should avoid use of donated or sold breastmilk and suggesting further
use of lactation services as the solution to increasing breastfeeding rates.
I offer a
range of lactation services in your home (in and around MetroWest Massachusetts) as well as phone, email and text follow - up and reports to your healthcare provider about your visit.
I also want to mention that with the economy the way it is
some of the lactation services in hospitals were cut back.