MedStar Health hospitals throughout the Washington, D.C., and Maryland regions are noted for their award-winning care for educating new mothers and their partners on making a fully informed choice about feeding their baby.
For instance, MedStar Georgetown Hospital is the "most breastfeeding-friendly facility" in Washington as recognized by the DC Breastfeeding Coalition. Both MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center and MedStar Harbor Hospital are both "Baby-Friendly" certified facilities that have implemented the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding and follows the international Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes so that evidenced-base care is provided. With International Board-Certified Lactation Consultants® (IBCLC) available, we provide full-service breastfeeding and breast-milk substitute support that includes counseling, education, evidenced-based clinical management, and access to the purchasing and rental of breastfeeding equipment.
Services provided
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Breastfeeding support in the hospital and community-wide
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In-service education
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Maternity bedside rounds
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Pumping education and consultations with access to purchase and rent breastfeeding equipment pumps
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Neonatal intensive care unit management
Breastfeeding WarmLine at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center
MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center offers continued support to new moms through our Breastfeeding WarmLine at 443-777-7427 (seven days a week, 8 am - 5 pm).
Please call the Breastfeeding WarmLine to speak with one of our certified Lactation Consultants to address breastfeeding questions and concerns. Voicemails are checked throughout the day and returned within 24 hours. This is a FREE service.
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For additional breastfeeding support, click here.
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For urgent concerns about your health, contact your healthcare provider.
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For urgent concerns about your baby’s health, contact your baby’s pediatrician/healthcare provider.
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For emergencies, call 911.
Breastfeeding WarmLine at MedStar Harbor Hospital
MedStar Harbor Hospital offers continued support to new moms through our Breastfeeding WarmLine at 410-350-2234, seven days a week, 8 am - 5 pm. Please call the Breastfeeding WarmLine to speak with one of our certified Lactation Consultants to address breastfeeding questions and concerns. Voicemails are checked throughout the day and returned within 24 hours. This is a FREE service.
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For additional breastfeeding support, click here.
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For urgent concerns about your health, contact your healthcare provider.
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For urgent concerns about your baby’s health, contact your baby’s pediatrician/healthcare provider.
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For emergencies, call 911.
Our providers
Expert women’s health care
Getting the care you need starts with seeing one of our women’s health specialists.
Our locations
MedStar Breast Health Program
7501 Surratts Road
Suite 303
Clinton, MD 20735
phone: 301-877-5607
MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center
9000 Franklin Square Drive
Baltimore, MD 21237
phone: 443-777-8005
MedStar Georgetown Obstetrics and Gynecology at Tenleytown
4200 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Fourth Floor
Washington, DC, 20016
phone: 202-444-8531
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
3800 Reservoir Road, NW
Washington, DC, 20007
phone: 202-295-0544
MedStar Harbor Hospital
3001 S. Hanover St.
Baltimore, MD 21225
phone: 410-354-0800
MedStar Health at Federal Hill
1420 Key Highway
Baltimore, MD 21230
phone: 410-230-7800
MedStar Health at Lafayette Centre
1133 21st St., NW, Building 2
8th Floor
Washington DC, 20036
phone: 202-914-0188
MedStar Health: Obstetrics and Gynecology at Glover Park
2233 Wisconsin Ave., NW
3rd Fl., Ste. 300
Washington, DC, 20007
phone: 202-295-0544
MedStar Health in Pasadena
8026 Ritchie Highway
Pasadena, MD 21122
phone: 410-354-0800
MedStar Medical Group Women's Health at Leonardtown
41680 Miss Bessie Drive
Suite 102
Leonardtown, MD 20650
phone: 301-997-1788
MedStar Medical Group Women’s Health at Waldorf
3500 Old Washington Rd.
Suite 302
Waldorf, MD 20602
phone: 301-645-8867
MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
18101 Prince Philip Drive
Suite 5100
Olney, MD 20832
phone: 301-570-7424
MedStar Shah Medical Group
J. Patrick Jorboe Medical Center
22590 Shady Court
California, MD 20619
phone: 301-737-0500
MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center
7501 Surratts Road
Suite 308
Clinton, Maryland 20735
phone: 301-877-7200
MedStar St. Mary's Hospital
25500 Point Lookout Road
Leonardtown, MD 20650
phone: 301-475-8981
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
110 Irving Street, NW
Washington, DC, 20010
phone: 202-877-3627
MedStar Women's Specialty Center
40900 Merchants Lane
Suite 102
Leonardtown, MD 20650
phone: 301-997-1315
Women’s Care at Dundalk
1576 Merritt Boulevard
Suite 16
Baltimore, MD 21222
phone: 410-650-2191
Women’s Care at Honeygo
5009 Honeygo Center Drive,
Suite #210
Perry Hall, MD 21128
phone: 443-725-2140
Women’s Health in Bel Air
12 MedStar Boulevard,
Suite 235
Bel Air, MD 21015
phone: 410-877-8088
Women's Care at Weinberg
9103 Franklin Square Drive
Suite 305
Baltimore, MD 21237
phone: 443-777-8800