The Breastfeeding Resource Guide

The Birthing Center’s Lactation Services Department offers the following support services to assist breastfeeding mothers:
• Board certified lactation consultant on staff
• Nurses who are trained to provide lactation assistance
• Breast-feeding education classes each month
• Telephone warm line to provide personalized breastfeeding advice after discharge
• Lactation Consults by appointment
• Breast pump rental program

The McLeod Resource Center provides valuable health education material and resources for the community.

Denise Altman is a private practice lactation consultant and nurse educator. She currently owns and operates All The Best in Columbia, South Carolina. Her business operates on a three tier system; prenatal education, lactation support and professional resourcing. She is also a freelance writer, focusing on education materials, informative articles, essays and creative non-fiction. On a personal note, Denise is the mother of three children.

St. Francis Eastside rents Medela's Symphony pumps, Lactina pumps and Baby Weigh Scales. Please call for pricing. Many Medela pump accessories and supplies are also available.

Lactation Consultant services available on inpatient or outpatient basis. Medela breast pumps available for purchase or rental. Medela nursing bras available, certified fitters on staff. Breastfeeding classes available, call (843) 402-CARE to register.

I have been a board certified lactation consultant for 4 years now. I really enjoy my job. I work at St. Francis Eastside. I majored in Nutrition and Food Science at Clemson University and got my Master's in Nutrition from the Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City Kansas. I worked in the Kansas City WIC program for 2 years before moving back home. I completed a special Lactation internship to allow me to become a board certified lactation consultant and I worked as a Pediatric Dietitian for 2 years before accepting my current position.

Jean Rhodes, CNM, PhD, IBCLC
Jeanne Barreira, CNM, MSN, IBCLC
Barbara Haase, CPNP, MSN, IBCLC
Pamela Murphy, MSN, CNM, IBCLC

The MUSC Lactation Consultation Service is staffed by advanced practice nurses, either nurse midwives and/or nurse practitioners, who are Masters prepared and certified by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners.

We see mothers in the hospital as well as in our out patient clinic.