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​​New Referral Form Linked
Notice - March 1, 2025 - Village Lactation is open to New Consult Requests

Village Lactation is officially reopened to new Breastfeeding Medicine Consult Requests. Please see our updated referral form at the top of the page.

 

We kindly request that providers strive to use the new form to facilitate triage and timely booking for pending requests. Incomplete forms or missing information can lead to unnecesary delays to care. ​

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Free Resources:

Village Lactation Website – VillageLactationAB.ca

  • Provider Resources include links to evidence-based medicine sites like Physician Guide to Breastfeeding. 

  • Patient Resources include updated information on common challenges such as Mastitis/Compressed Ducts, latching difficulties and bottle feeding difficulties.

La Leche League Canada – LLLC.ca

  • Free virtual or in-person support for breast/chestfeeding

  • Antenatal Lactation Classes available

 

Referral process to Breastfeeding & Lactation Medicine Office 

  • Requires a referral for both parent and infant

  • Please do NOT refer to multiple Breastfeeding & Lactation Medicine specialists at one time (per CPSA).

  • Ensure families understand wait times (2-8 weeks) and this is a medical specialists office.

 

Professional Development:

Referring physicians, midwives and other providers are encouraged to consider furthering their own skills to support lactating dyads by completing this free CME-credited self-paced course from AHS:  https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/cme/courses/online-self-learning/breastfeeding 

Who is Village Lactation?

Village Lactation is a Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine Clinic whose team is made up of multiple Breastfeeding & Lactation Medicine trained physicians and an IBCLC.

 

Village Lactation was created to serve infants and families, and has a fundamental recognition that "it takes a village" to raise a child. Our families are the ultimate leaders in their care and we are here to assist them with skill, dedication, and humility. Our team respects the autonomy of choice, and thoughtfully cultivates a safe environment for varying cultures and identities. We are privileged to support human milk, the first sacred food, on Treaty 6 territory. We offer a family centered approach to support your lactation journey and your infant feeding preferences. We comfortably support families who inclusively feed with parent's own breastmilk, donor human milk, and formula.

 

Our physicians are teachers to other healthcare learners such as medical students, medical residents, allied health professionals, and occasionally IBCLC candidates. As such, we may ask your permission to have a learner present during your visit.

 

Our services are covered by Alberta Health, meaning there is no cost to your family for your initial assessment, any relevant procedures, or your follow up visits. However, we do require a referral to access care in our clinic. In the rare occasions that families do not have Alberta Health or equivalent (ex. Medavie blue cross for Military families), such as families who come from outside of Canada & do not have Alberta Health coverage yet), then there will be a private fee that is to be paid prior to your visit. 

Parenthood can be overwhelming, we are here to help you see the forest for the trees...

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Village Lactation - est. June 2020

#62, 143 Liberton Drive, St. Albert, AB

We are settlers on Treaty 6 territory and we acknowledge the footsteps and presence of the Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Métis, Dene and Nakota Sioux for centuries on this land. As treaty People, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, we share the responsibility for stewardship of this beautiful land. 

We believe that every child matters.

 

 

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