Lactation
Important Phone numbers
Meriter Lactation Line: (608)-417-6547
Mon-Fri 8am-3pm, Sat-Sun 9am-1pm
Mother-baby hour Tuesday 1-2 pm, can register on the Meriter Website
St Mary's Lactation Line: (608)-258-0449
Daily 7am-10pm. Best Start Support Group: Thursday 1:30-3pm, free/drop in
Literature:
ABM protocols from drive
Breastfeeding protocols (multilingual) from ABM: https://www.bfmed.org/protocols
ACOG articles:
Useful Links:
Physician's Guide to Breastfeeding
Kelly mom - great resource but search feature isn't great, consider using google to get to individual topics
General Information:
Michelle Malloy
Lactogenesis Presentation from 3/1/22
Low Milk Supply: Beyond the Basics from 8/1/23
Periscope Project: Perinatal Mental Health Consultation Service thru the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr Christina Wichman runs the service, and if you call the service, she or one of her psychiatry colleagues will get back to you within ½ hour. Phone number: 877-296-9049. Webinar Link: https://vimeo.com/536529560
Stanford Lactation Education - including videos
Breastfeeding Coalition of Southern Wisconsin (including local support links): https://bcscw.wildapricot.org/Finding-Breastfeeding-Support
Ordering a Pump
Placing as an “OUTSIDE ORDER” once a patient is 35 weeks (though I will sometimes do it earlier and let the patient to know that they may not let her pick it up until then). Order details:
RX: double electric breast pump
Diagnosis: postpartum care and exam of lactating mother (Z39.1)
You can either give it to the patient directly or to your RN/MA to fax to their DME supplier (based on their insurance).
For non-MA patients:
UW Health Direct- (use to be Unity Point @ Home)
Takes : Quartz, BCBS, WPS and some GHC
Fax #:608-203-2250
Home Health United
Takes: Dean, Cigna, Atena
Fax:866-553-0824
Lincare is used occasionally (if they have supplies)
Fax:608-221-5267
The following table is for MA but the DME supplier can be used by non MA patients (for GHC, simply bring to a GHC pharmacy)
