Baby Nurse and Doula Agencies
You may want to hire help after your baby is born. You may choose to hire a baby nurse or a doula. A baby nurse usually comes to help you the day you come home from the hospital. They usually stay 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for as long as you need (approximately 2 weeks). This individual will help you care for the baby day and night, change your baby, feed your baby, or bring your baby to you to be breastfed.
A doula will come to your home for a couple of hours a day, depending on how many hours you request. This individual will assist you in caring for your baby and can help you bathe, change, and answer questions about feeding. In addition, they help with shopping, cooking, and light cleaning.
Below is a list of baby nurse and doula agencies. These agencies are among those that are commonly referred to throughout the Metropolitan Area. NYU Langone Medical Center does not recommend any agency in particular but would be interested in your feedback about your experiences with any of the agencies listed. Please contact the NYU Langone Medical Center Maternity Line at (212) 263-BABY.
Baby Nurses
Adele Poston Agency, (212) 879-7474
Excel, (718) 417-9050
Fox Agency, (212) 753-2688
Fran Stuart, (212) 439-9222
Lisa Lynch, (866) 2597659, www.gentlehandschildcare.com
Neighborhood Nannies, (800) 590-KIDS
Plaza, (516) 887-1200 ext, 313
Doulas
Debra R. Bardan, (212) 753-8160 / (917) 780-4449
Ina Bransome, (718) 522-5380
Celebration of Life, (212) 753-8160<
Doula Care, (212) 749-6613 (Postpartum only)
In a Family Way, (212) 877-8112 (Postpartum only)
Eliza McNalley, (212) 873-3345 / (917) 538-2570
Mother Love, (800) 317-2229 / (201) 358-2703
Mother Nurture, (718) 631-BABY (Postpartum only)
MothersCare Doula Services (203) 375-5719
The Good Birth: Lisa Gould Rubin, (914) 763-9487
Doula Network of Long Island, (631) 574-2250
Lactation Support
NYU Langone Medical Center Maternity Line, (212) 263-BABY
NYU Langone Medical Center Breastfeeding Support Group, (212) 263-7201
La Leche League of Greater New York, (212) 794-4687
International Board-Certified Lactation Consultants
Rosebel Aldana*, (201) 244-6115 - home, (201) 960-0785 - cell
Stacey Brosnan, Brooklyn, (917) 584-9782
Manhattan Lactation Group, Manhattan, (212) 252-8400
Suzanne Busetti*, New Jersey/Manhattan, (201) 788-1457
Gretchen Farrell, Manhattan/Westchester/Connecticut, (914) 391-2974
Dawn Frank, Babylon/Suffolk, (631) 587-1197
Catherine Genna, Queens, (718) 846-2323
Chonyi Glassman, Rockland/No. Bergen, (845) 426-6746
Betina Grigoroff-Aponte, Manhattan/Riverdale, (212) 928-3791
Bonnie Grunin, Brooklyn, SI, Queens,(347) 262-1058
Opal Horvat, New Jersey, (201) 387-1601
Nancy Kavanagh, Westchester, (914) 771-4154
Mishou Lasowsky, New Jersey (Northern), (973) 815-0857
Barbara Leshin Zucker, WIC only/ Bronx, (718) 960-2792
Kathy Lilleskov, Brooklyn, (718) 768-1767
Melissa Nagin, Westchester, (914) 833-2083
Beverly Rae, Long Island, (516) 365-4877
Freda Rosenfeld, Brooklyn/Manhattan, (718) 469-5990
Rivky Schwartz, Brooklyn, (718) 851-9729
Beth Shulman Westchester, W. Ct./Bronx, (914) 478-7046
Barbara Sobey, Lynbrook/So. Nassau, (516) 593-7976
Beverly Solow, Upper West Side/Riverdale, (212) 567-1112
Anastasia Stekas, Manhattan/Park Slope/Bklyn Hts, (212) 532-4888
Patricia Sterner, New Jersey/Manhattan, (201) 836-8515
Diana Vargas, Upper Westchester/Dutchess/NYC, (845) 702-1133
Jane Weiser, Manhattan/Queens/LI, (516) 773-4122
Carla Zinn*, Manhattan/Brooklyn, (917) 608-1872
Mid Hudson Lactation Consortium, Orange/Ulster/Sullivan/Dutchess, (800) 453-4666
Lactation Resource Center Chatham, NJ, (800) 801-MILK
*RN’s with expertise with NICU babies
Note: You may want to check with your insurance company, since some plans may cover lactation consultants. These lactation consultants are those that are commonly among reffered in the Metropolitan area. NYU Langone Medical Center does not recommend anyone in particular but would be interested in your feedback about your experiences with any of the consultants listed. Please contact the NYU Langone Medical Center Maternity Line at (212) 263-BABY.
Breast Pump Rental
NYU Breast Pump Sales and Rental Program, (212) 263-BABY
Medela Rental Info: (800) TELL YOU
Multiples and Single Parents
Multiple Births
National Organization of Mother’s of Twins Clubs, Inc., (877) 540-2200
Triplet Connection, (209) 474-0885
Single Parents
Single Mothers By Choice, (212) 988-0993
Single Parents Support Group, (212) 780-0800 ext.239
Other Classes and Support Groups for New Parents
92nd St. Young Men — Young Women Hebrew Association (YM-YWHA), 1395 Lexington Ave. at 92nd St., 212-415-5600
Children’s Aid Society at Greenwich Village, 212-254-3074
Depression After Delivery, Anne Smith , 212-289-7335 or 1-800-944-4773
The Early Childhood Development Center, 163 E. 93rd St., 212-360-7803
Elizabeth Bing Center for Parents, 164 W. 79th St., 212-362-5304
Families First, 250 Baltic St., Brooklyn, NY, 11201, 718-237-1862
The Jewish Community Center (JCC), 15 W. 65th St., 8th Floor, NY, NY, 10023, 212-580-0099
New Mother’s Luncheons: East Side, 212-744-3194 West Side, 212-769-3846
The Parent Child Center, 247 E. 82nd St., 212-879-6900
Parenting Horizons, 236 W. 73rd St., 212-765-2377
The Parent’s League, 115 E. 82nd St., 212-737-7385
Realbirth Education Center, 54 West 22nd Street, 2nd floor, 212-367-9006
The Rhinelander Children’s Center, 350 E. 88th St., 212-876-0500
The Soho Parenting Center, 568 Broadway, Suite 205, 212-334-3744
Sol Goldman Young Men — Young Women Hebrew Association (YM-YWHA), 344 E. 14th St., NY, NY, 10003, 212-780-0800
Breastfeeding Books
Huggins, Kathleen. The Nursing Mother’s Companion.
Huggins, Kathleen. Nursing Mother’s Guide to Weaning.
Kitzinger, Sheila. Breastfeeding Your Baby.
La Leche League. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding.
Pryor, Gale. Nursing Your Baby.
Tamaro, Janet. So That’s What They’re For: Breastfeeding Basics.
Baby Care Books
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Caring for Your Baby and Young Child from Birth to Five.
Ashton, K. and Weinberg, P. City Baby.
Brazelton, T. Berry. Infants and Mothers: Differences in Development.
Brazelton, T. Berry. Touchpoints — The Essential Reference: Your Child’s Emotional & Behavioral Development.
Leach, Penelope. The First Six Months: Getting Together With Your Baby.
Leach, Penelope. Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five.
Sears, W. and Sears, M. The Baby Book: Everything you Wanted to Know From Birth to Age Two.
Disclaimer
The information provided lists some of the resources available in the community. NYU Langone Medical Center cannot recommend any one in particular, but brochures are available. Please note that this list is not comprehensive and there may be additional resources available in the community. Any medical information provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended or implied to be a substitute for medical advice. Always consult your physician or healthcare provider before starting any new treatment or with any questions you have regarding a medical condition. For further information, call NYU Langone Medical Center’s Maternity Line at 212-263-BABY, or contact your physician.
