CenCal Health

Select Your Plan Health Initiative Healthy Families Health Education

Members Newsletter Community Resources Health Topics Preventive Guidelines Teen Newsletter For Providers: Asthma Action Plans For Providers: Staying Healthy Forms For Providers: Lead Screening Handout

Prenatal Plus2 In-Home Support Healthy Kids SB Healthy Kids SLO Employers HIPAA Privacy Practices & Confidentiality

Para Miembros

Seleccione Su Plan Health Initiative Healthy Families Prenatal Plus2 In-Home Support Healthy Kids SB Healthy Kids SLO HIPAA Privacy Practices & Confidentiality

For Providers

Providers Only (restricted) Provider Bulletin Eligibility Verification Ensuring Quality

HEIDIS Report Disease Management Programs Provider Audit Process Clinical Guidelines Preventive Health Guidelines Medical Advisory Committee Members Quality Assessment & Improvement Program

Manuals Contracted Provider List Contracting with CenCal Health Formulary Online Medical Manuals HIPPA Transactions Staying Healthy Forms FAQ Cultural and Linguistic Resources Claims and Billings Procedures Requiring TAR Provider Profile Health Resource Links

About CenCal Health

Introduction Mission Statement Statutes Management Team Medical Advisory Committee Members Board Members

Board Agendas Board Meeting Schedules

CenCal Health Budget Annual reports Audited Financial Statements Glossary of Terms Join the CenCal Health Team

Apply for a Position Openings Benefits

SITEMAP

For Members > Health Education > Health Topics > Breastfeeding and Lactation Services

For Members - Breastfeeding and Lactation Services

Breastfeeding Education - A Benefit of Your Health Plan:

Health Initiative

Prenatal PLUS 2

Breastfeeding is Best

Breast Milk is Best for Babies

Breast milk is the perfect food for babies. It offers better nutrition than formula, and helps the baby to fight illness.

Babies who are breastfed are less likely to get asthma, diabetes, diarrhea and vomiting, eczema, food allergies, infections, and lung problems. As a group, breastfed babies spend less time in the hospital, have straighter teeth, and have higher intelligence than formula-fed babies.

Breastfeeding is Good for Mothers
Breastfeeding can strengthen the bond between mother and baby. It helps a woman lose the weight she gained during pregnancy. It can also lower her risk of ovarian and breast cancer. Breast milk is less expensive than buying formula, and can save you money.

A Benefit of your Health Plan...
Breastfeeding is best for both mom and baby. Because of this, your Health Plan wants to help women breastfeed their infants for the first year of life. Pregnant women, or women with new babies, can meet with a special teacher who will help them with breastfeeding. They can learn about breastfeeding, and your Health Plan will pay for it.

Problems with Breastfeeding
Most mothers want to breastfeed, but problems can happen that stop them. Their baby may not latch on properly. Some women’s nipples might be inverted, or become very sore. Women who return to work may be away from their baby most of the day. These women can get help.

Overcoming Problems
Special teachers can help women overcome problems so they can breastfeed. These teachers are called “Certified Lactation Educators (CLEs)” or “Certified Lactation Consultants (CLCs). Your Health Plan will pay for up to one hour with a CLC or CLE! They will pay for more than one hour if the mom needs extra help.

How to Get Help
Are you pregnant or a new mother? Would you like to learn more about breastfeeding? It is easy to get help.

Call our Member Service Representative
for the name of a lactation expert in your area at
1 (877) 814-1861 (Toll-Free).