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Baby Café USA is a national non-profit organization coordinating a network of licensed U.S. Baby Cafés to improve community health and reduce disparities. Baby Cafés offer free professional-level breastfeeding support and peer social connection.

Communities across the U.S. are implementing the Baby Café model and helping mothers realize their breastfeeding goals.


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Moms and babies attend group therapy

Empower Breastfeeding, Inc. is a proud sponsor of Baby Cafés throughout the Triad region of North Carolina.

Advacing the Scientific Discipline of Breastfeeding Medicine

Pregnant Women with Clipboards at a Prenatal Class

Empower Breastfeeding mentors & preceptors university students and healthcare professionals aspiring to become lactation consultants.

We also offer free monthly prenatal breastfeeding classes in the communities we serve. Click here for schedule and registration information.

Free Breastfeeding Consultations

Our commitment to ensuring equitable access to professional breastfeeding help

Over half of new mothers in the Triad region of North Carolina are unable to afford a lactation consultation.

We partner with local providers and The Breastfeeding Clinic & Research Center to offer pro-bono services throughout the Triad region.

If you are a provider or parent needing breastfeeding help, please call 336-989-5300 for more information.

*some restrictions apply

Parents Carrying a Baby

Empowering those who nurture others

Empower Breastfeeding, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing breastfeeding education and support in North Carolina. Our vision is communities where families and healthcare professionals have access to the evidence-based breastfeeding support and resources they need to successfully breastfeed.


Executive Director, Founder

Lisa Russell Miller, D.HSc, IBCLC


Board of Directors

Linda M. Coppola, MHA, RN, IBCLC

Linda Entwistle, BSN

Erin Jarrett, PT, DPT, PCS

Nina Honeycutt Russell, CRS, GRI, ABR

Lisa P. Shock, DrPH, MHS, PA-C, Industry Expert

TJ Slaughter, B.S.

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Empower Breastfeeding, Inc.

336-989-5300

Lisa@EmpowerBreastfeedingInc.org