The Breastfeeding Resource Guide

The Greenwood Alliance for Breastfeeding Cyber-Support (Greenwood ABCs) was developed out of a need for a community alliance that could offer formal support for breastfeeding. Greenwood has so many wonderful resources for breastfeeding mothers, but without a community alliance, many women remained unaware of the information. The Greenwood ABCs is an interdisciplinary group of professionals, mothers, and community leaders that serve as a forum for addressing breastfeeding issues. We hope that you will find this website helpful and easy to access.

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.

All The Best is a Columbia area practice that offers prenatal education and breastfeeding support. Prenatal classes are available to anyone in the community, with the content applicable to any birth setting. Breastfeeding support takes place in the family home, unless and office consult is prefered. Support is only offered by Registered Lactation Consultants.
In addition, All The Best is pleased to offer educational trainings for healthcare staff, public speaking, and even a freelance writing service for patient or organizational needs.

The Lactation Services Department at Spartanburg Regional is designed to help and support breastfeeding mothers by providing active services including: inpatient support, prenatal consultation, prenatal breastfeeding class, outpatient postartum consultation, phone consultations and consultations for all breastfeeding mothers.
The Lactation Service is staffed by Debbie Costello RN,IBCLC who has been an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant for 14 years. She recently moved from Gainesville, Florida to live in the Upstate and continue to work with mothers and babies.

Debbie Costello RN,IBCLC has been an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant for 14 years. April 2007 I moved to the Upstate to work at Spartanburg Regional, from Gainesville, Florida. I am the Past President of FLCA (Florida Lactation Consultant Association). I have spent most of my professional life working with mothers and babies and I continue to learn from each family. I have 2 adult daughters and 1 grand daughter who all live in Florida. I love to knit and enjoy my Book Club group and active in the Episcopal Church.

St. Francis Eastside offers a very informative Prenatal Breastfeeding Class. This 3 hour class is taught by a board certified lactation consultant and helps ready moms with information. We encourage dads to come too. The classes are held the first Thursday at 6pm and third Sunday at 2 pm of each month. Please call to pre-register. (864) 675-4400

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.

I am a Registered Dietitian who has recently become a board certified Lactation Consultant. I have been working for WIC for 16 years and have been the State Breastfeeding Coordinator for the past three years. Both the Breastfeeding Coordinators (there is one for each of the eight regions and three primary care centers) and Peer Counselors (located throughout the state) have completed the four modules of the SCDHEC WIC Breastfeeding Counselor Training Program. I oversee the training and breastfeeding promotion and support for the WIC program in South Carolina.

Piedmont's Lactation Support Services offer inpatient visits to all breastfeeding mother's and babies; outpatient visits for latch assessement/assistance, infant weight checks, intake assessment, back-to-work consultation; and a weekly weight check clinic available for breastfeeding infants.
A monthly Prenatal Breastfeeding Class is offered, 7p-9:30pm, every 3rd monday of the month, in the Piedmont Women's Center Auditorium. Basics of Breastfeeding is taught and individual's questions are answered. Please pre-register.