Lactation Consultation

UC Davis offers lactation consultants to help manage breastfeeding issues and complications associated with lactation

What can we talk about during a consultation?

Consults provide best-practice education, training and assistance regarding how to breastfeed; address clinical management of lactation or breastfeeding problems; and/or, provide positive reinforcement to assist in reaching personal lactation goals.

Davis Campus Location:

Most consults are via email or virtually through a secured link. Please email Becca directly to talk about your individual questions, and to determine the best way to meet your needs.  

Becca McCarthy
Becca McCarthy, IBCLC

rmccarthy@ucdavis.edu


Becca is an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant with the International Lactation Consultant Association, a worldwide network of lactation professionals. She provides private lactation consults on lactation, breastfeeding and returning to work/school, education & support, and provides program development & evaluation for the UC Davis Lactation Support Program on the Davis campus.

Location:

Hours:

  • Private consults are currently taking place by phone or virtually and are available Monday-Friday. The best way to reach Becca is via email rmccarthy@ucdavis.edu and she will try to respond within 24 hours. 

Sacramento Location

  • Becca provides individual consultations with UC Davis Health employees as needed, please email Becca directly
  • For Sacramento-based members with time sensitive concerns, you may also contact the hospital Lactation Consultant who partner with the Lactation Support Program. Lactation Consultants are available 7 days a week at UCD Main Hospital in Sacramento.

Contact:  | Tower 3 at 916-734-2866, please leave a message for the Lactation Consultant of the day. The following LCs are the inpatient Lactation Consultants.

Katte Smith, IBCLC ktrsmith@ucdavis.edu

Carina Bassin, IBCLC cbassin@ucdavis.edu

Viktoria Biletsky vbiletsky@ucdavis.edu

Liz Branco-Libano (NICU only) lizlibano@ucdavis.edu