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Lactation

The Outpatient Lactation Center at Carolinas Medical Center provides comprehensive breastfeeding help in a comfortable and supportive environment. An international board-certified lactation consultant is available to answer your breastfeeding questions and help care for your baby's needs.

Our services include:

  • Individual instructions and assistance with positioning and latch
  • Assistance with breastfeeding challenges
  • Prenatal breastfeeding appointment
  • Back to work appointment
  • Baby weight checks
  • Breastfeeding classes
  • Professional education in breastfeeding and lactation
  • Telephone helpline
  • Nutritional counseling.

We provide support for:

  • Special care babies
  • Poor weight gain
  • Food allergies
  • Engorgement
  • Feeding multiples
  • Mastitis
  • Sore nipples
  • Decreased milk supply
  • Supplementation
  • Adoptive mothers

You can also browse through The Milky Way, a boutique for breastfeeding accessories and breast pump rentals and sales. The Milky Way is conveniently located next to our Outpatient Lactation Center in Morehead Medical Plaza on the campus of Carolinas Medical Center.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call 704-355-6547.



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