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Breastfeeding Resources
Philadelphia County

Lactation Consultants (hospital)

  • Albert Einstein Medical Center: 215-961-3143 (pager) - Ellen Prince, MEd, IBCLC
  • Chestnut Hill Hospital: 215-248-8515
  • Debi Page Ferrarello BSN, IBCLC, Liz Brooks, JD, IBCLC, Carol Allison, RN, IBCLC,
    Kathy Rich, MSN, IBCLC
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: 215-590-4442
  • Rachelle Lessen, MS, RD, IBCLC, Liz Lopez, RN, Diane Spatz, PhD, RNC
  • Frankford Hospital (Torresdale)215-612-3334
  • Cindy Bienenfeld, RN, IBCLC, Vanessa Hahn, RN, IBCLC, Ellen Taylor, RN, IBCLC
  • *Hahnemann Univ. Hospital: 215-762-3908
  • Georgette Bartell, BSN, IBCLC (Georgette.Bartell@tenethealth.com)
  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: 215-662-2361 -
  • Bonnie Higgins-Esplund, RN, IBCLC, Virginia Flego, RN, LNS, IBCLC
  • #Pennsylvania Hospital: 215-829-3644 (Warm Line) 215-829-5046 (Outpatient Lactation Center)
    Tamara Arbeter, IBCLC, Sue Carson, IBCLC, Cindy Simone, Susan Ann Slear, RN, CCE,
    IBCLC, Linda Derbyshire, IBCLC
  • #Temple University Hospital: 215-707-8812 - Judy Crouthamel, RNC, IBCLC (765-6690-support group)
  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital: 215-955-6665
  • Fern Bernstein, BSN, IBCLC, Helen Costa, RN, IBCLC, Betty Anne Hedges, BSN, IBCLC, Marge Miller, RN, IBCLC
* Also provide out-patient office appointments
# Also have a breastfeeding support group

Lactation Consultants (private practice)

  • Nikki Lee, RN, MSN, IBCLC: 215-635-6477
  • Marilyn Maneely, RN, IBCLC: 215-588-9691
  • Susan Spadt, MSN, CRNP, IBCLC: 215-893-2643

WIC Breastfeeding Support/Breast Pumps

  • Lisa Volpe: 215-978-6100 ext. 22
  • For pump rental, call cell phone 215-913-9199

Healthy Start Breastfeeding Support

  • Sabrina Raheem: 215-685-5249 - for recipients in W and SW Phila.: 19104, 39, 42, 43, 51, 52, 53.

La Leche League

  • Center City
  • Joanne: 215-629-5873
  • Beth: 215-844-0106
  • Marlene: 215-222-1740
  • Mount Airy/Chestnut Hill
  • Hillary: 215-247-4613
  • Pam: 215-843-7782
  • Lauren : 215-849-0667
  • Laura: 215-843-3177
  • Stephanie: 215-381-0777
  • Natasha : 215-753-8755
  • Northeast Philadelphia
  • Marian: 215-342-0233
  • Northwest Philadelphia
  • Sandy: 610-667-6054
  • Cindy: 215-242-0581 (speaks Spanish)

Breast Pumps (general public)

  • Pennsylvania Hospital: 215-829-5046
  • Nikki Lee, RN, IBCLC: 215-635-6477
  • Motherhood: 215-873-2200
  • Mothering Momies: 215-387-2955
  • Hillary Chybinski: 215-247-4613
  • Children's Hospital: 215-590-4442
  • American Home Patient: 215-396-9009
  • Liz Brooks: 215-836-9088