Champions for Children is opening two new “Baby Cafe” walk-in breastfeeding clinics in Town ‘n Country and Plant City. These new clinics provide professional lactation consultations and support to new moms and their babies. These no-cost, professional lactation consultation services would cost upward of $150 per session on the private market and are unaffordable to many families in need of support.
Breastfeeding Support Clinics
These new clinics, along with the three other clinics throughout the county, are projected to serve over 1,000 moms and babies this year alone. The four-year grant from BayCare Health will provide no-cost professional breastfeeding support consults on-site at the two new clinics, grow the capacity for individual appointment-based consults outside of the clinic setting, staff the breastfeeding “warm line” phone support, deliver prenatal education classes for families attending the new clinics, and eventually add a sixth and seventh clinic in the coming years.
“The lactation consultations are important for new moms and we are very excited to partner with BayCare Health to provide the service at two of the Children’s Board Family Resource Centers,” said Kelley Parris, Executive Director of the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County.
The two new clinics are at:
- Children’s Board Family Resource Centers, 7520 W Waters Ave #8, Tampa, FL 33615
- Children’s Board Family Resource Centers, 301 N Palmer St, Plant City, FL 33563
The three other established clinics are at:
- Children’s Board Family Resource Center, 1271 Kingsway Road, Brandon, FL 33510
- Children’s Board Family Resource Center, 1002 E Palm Ave, Tampa, FL 33605
- Layla’s House, 1506 E Eskimo Ave, Tampa, FL 33604
“We know that breastfeeding is the gold standard for infant nutrition,” said BayCare Community Benefit Director Lisa Bell. “By providing a safe and supportive environment for new moms, we’re making breast feeding an easy choice for jump-starting their baby’s healthy life.”