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Specialists in Breastfeeding and Lactation
All of the specialists below share our priorities, philosophy and approach to the many breastfeeding challenges families can face. Stay tuned as more resources are added to this list.
Annie Brown*, APRN, IBCLC, Advanced Practice Lactation
Housecalls, Greenwich/Stamford area; Televisits anywhere
Aetna, Anthem, Cigna, Connecticare, Husky, United Health Care, Oxford
http://www.advancedpracticelactation.com
475-444-3044
Maria Del Mar Mazza*, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, IBCLC, Optimus Health Care East Main
Office visits, televisits, housecalls.
Bilingual Spanish/English
Husky and all major private insurers
982 East Main Street Bridgeport, CT
203-696-3260
Susan Forrester*, IBCLC Forrester Lactation
Office visits, televisits anywhere, and house calls in Greater Hartford area
Aetna and certain others, see website:
https://www.forresterlactation.com/
The Exchange at 270 Farmington Ave, Entrance One, Suite 304, Farmington, CT 06032
860-255-8583
Beth Iovinelli* RN, BSN, IBCLC
will open Milk Street Lactation a storefront lactation support center in East Norwalk on June 1st
21 First Street #7
Norwalk, CT 06855
Patrice Jones,* PAC, IBCLC,
Office visits and housecalls in the local area
Aetna
Lactation Services of Southington
Compass Wellness Center, 14 Vine Street, New Brittain, CT
(860) 385-1655
Trisha Ludwig, CNM, MSN, RN, IBCLC, CCWC
Office visits, televisits anywhere and house calls
Danbury and Fairfield County
Aetna, Anthem, UHC, CIGNA
94 Locust Ave Danbury CT
734-649-6294
Lori Atkins, RN, IBCLC, Oh Baby! Lactation Care
Office visits, televisits anywhere, and limited house calls
Aetna and certain others, see website:
www.ohbabylactation.com
Thrive Center for Wellness, 10 Commerce St., Glastonbury, CT 06033
860-212-5440
Robin Murtha, APRN, IBCLC, Complete Lactation Care (Yale New Haven)
Office visits and televisits
Husky and all major private insurers
144 North Main Street, Branford CT
203-688-3840, ext #4
Liz Seaman*, RN, IBCLC
House calls, upper Fairfield County; televisits anywhere, Mostly evenings & weekends
Can provide Superbill for out of network
203-856-2205
Lisa Terifay*
will be offering sleep coaching consultations, an evidence-based and developmentally attuned alternative to sleep-training methods
Watch this space for more info soon!
MORE PROVIDERS
does breastfeeding support for the families at Children’s Medical Group in Hamden.
Caroline Levy, APRN, CLC
The following specialists have practices that are limited to certain families
Ariana Komaroff, DNP, FNP, IBCLC
offers breastfeeding medicine expertise to the families whose pediatricians are at the Center for Advanced Pediatrics in Norwalk and Darien.
Sue Marchitto*, APRN, IBCLC,
can see breastfeeding families as an APRN visit at Yale Health Plan, New Haven, for families enrolled in that plan. Office visits and televisits.
Amy Pavia*, RN, IBCLC,
is the Lactation Consultant at Bridgeport Hospital’s Wellness Check Program for families in the first week of life after birth.
No charge. Office visits and televisits.
BH Women’s CareCenter, 267 Grant Street, Bridgeport, CT.
Laurie Rubel*, APRN, IBCLC, runs the lactation service at Willows Pediatrics, Westport, for families in that practice. Office visits only.