Breastfeeding

If You Choose to Breastfeed

The maternity center at South Shore Hospital, in collaboration with Isis Parenting, offers extensive educational programs and support services for breastfeeding mothers:

• Prenatal breastfeeding classes - Isis Parenting
• Visits by lactation consultants during your hospital stay.
• A “warm line” — phone support for breastfeeding mothers.
• Follow-up care in our Lactation Clinic with a medical referral.
• A hospital-based breastfeeding support group.  Meets Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 1-2 p.m..  Call 781-624-8602 for more information.

Books on Breastfeeding

• The Nursing Mother's Companion by Kathleen Huggins
• Breastfeeding Your Baby by Sheila Kitzinger
• The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League International
• The Baby Book by William Sears, MD and Martha Sears, RN
• Breastfeeding Today: The Mother's Companion by Lawers and Barnard Woesner

Questions about Breastfeeding?

Concerns after you are home with your new baby? Call our lactation “warm line” at 781-624-8602.