Lactation Services
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If you are a new patient seeking prenatal care, please call 310-794-7274. If you are an established patient and need to reach labor and delivery, call 310-825-9111 for Westwood or 424-259-9250 for Santa Monica.
Our services:
Prenatal Education: We offer live prenatal classes on childbirth preparation, baby care, breastfeeding and infant CPR.
Prenatal Counseling: Prenatal lactation visits are offered via video with an Internationally Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) when referred by a UCLA OB provider and delivering at our hospitals.
Staff Training: All perinatal hospital staff working with new parents have had additional training to support breastfeeding in the hospital after your baby’s birth.
Inpatient Lactation Consultation: Both hospitals have IBCLCs to provide in hospital breastfeeding support.
NICU Breastfeeding Support: Ongoing Lactation support for our NICU families.
Discharge Planning: All families are welcomed to schedule a follow up phone call to help with breastfeeding.
Outpatient Lactation Support: The UCLA Lactation Program offers private lactation visits with IBCLCs. Lactation visits are offered and in person or virtually in Santa Monica by appointment with provider referral.
Lactation Program (English) | Lactation Program (Spanish)
Support Groups: Free weekly virtual and in person support groups led by an IBCLC to address common concerns in lactation and postpartum.
Breastfeeding and Going Back to Work Prep: We offer a monthly workshop to discuss how to keep breastfeeding and/or pumping after you return to work. This will help you get ready, make a plan, and feel more confident.
For more information, please call The BirthPlace Lactation Office at 424-259-8250.