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Pregnancy can be very exciting but, also, an anxiety-provoking time in a woman’s life. Our physicians and midwives are equipped to manage routine prenatal care, as well as provide care for high-risk patients and pregnancies.

The Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Starling Physicians provide coverage and is affiliated with the following hospitals: Hartford Hospital, The Hospital of Central Connecticut, Johnson Memorial Hospital, and UConn Health’s John Dempsey Hospital.

All of our offices offer ultrasound and fetal monitoring, allowing for care of many problems on-site. We also have a highly skilled and caring group of midwives in select locations who provide around the clock labor and delivery coverage for their patients.

Click here for our pregnancy resource page which addresses a wide range of topics.

Midwives care for women at all stages of life. We take a very personal approach to care and develop special relationships with our patients – focusing on your physical and emotional needs. We provide women of all ages with a wide array of healthcare services:

• Comprehensive well-women exams
• Family planning and contraceptive counseling
• In-office procedures such as IUD and Nexplanon insertion
• Labor and delivery care
• Lactation consulting
• Health education
• STI screening
• Menopause concerns and care
• Cancer screening and genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer
• Management of gynecological problems such as abnormal bleeding
• This service is available in Hartford, Wethersfield, and Bloomfield
• Midwives are affiliated with Hartford Hospital

Learn More About Starling’s Midwives

Pregnancy is an exciting time but can lead to lots of questions. We have put together a page to help you find valuable information on the following:

• Managing common discomforts
• Medications
• Eating guidance
• Prenatal screenings
• Preeclampsia
• Taking your blood pressure
• When to call your doctor or midwife

Click here for our pregnancy resource page.

Click here for our OB/GYN Risk Screening Questionnaire.

Meet Lori Atkins, RN, IBCLC, RLC

Lori has been a Maternal Child Health RN for 27 years. She is experienced with inpatient and outpatient care, labor and delivery at Hartford Hospital, and lactation services at St Francis. She has been in Breastfeeding Private Practice since 2015.

Lori believes in-hospital breastfeeding care is so important for new parents, but is frustrated for families if they struggle to find the support they need after coming home, when breastfeeding problems are more common. That is why she started her practice to help patients with a range of issues associated with breastfeeding including:

• Slow or poor weight gain issues
• Nipple pain and help with latch
• Assessment and plans of care for infant tongue-tie (ankyloglossia)
• Women with a history of breast surgery
• Exclusive or partial breastmilk pumping/ feeding situations
• Breastmilk supply challenges
• Adoptive or inducing non-birth parent lactation
• Basic and complex breastfeeding management
• Supporting all family structures, specializing in LGBT family care, surrogate and gestational carrier consultations
• Preemie infant feeding management
• Knowledge in the care of grieving parents who’ve lost their babies through stillbirth or neonatal death
• Human milk bank donation
• Breast pumping and individualized feeding plans as parents transition back to work

Lori sees patients in Starling’s Bloomfield office on select days and hours. Call (860) 246-4029 to schedule a visit.

To learn more about Lori and her services and programs, please visit: ohbabylactation.com  or go to Facebook and Instagram @ Oh Baby Lactation.