lactation Archives - St. Peter's Health Partners News

LiveSmart: Breastfeeding is Bestfeeding for Lifelong Health and Wellness

July 30, 2025 Robert Webster Jr.

St. Peter’s celebrates World Breastfeeding Week, August 1 through 7!

WTEN: Breastfeeding Month with SPHP Lactation Consultant Stephanie Avienu

August 1, 2024 Courtney Weisberg

August is National Breastfeeding Month. Stephanie Avienu, lactation consultant for St. Peter’s Health Partners, discussed the health benefits of breastfeeding during an interview with WTEN.

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St. Peter’s Health Partners Celebrates Newest Baby Café in Rensselaer County

March 6, 2024 Courtney Weisberg

St. Peter’s Health Partners held a grand opening celebration and open house for its newest Baby Café in the Capital Region, located within the Petersburgh Public Library in Petersburgh.

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The Evangelist: The Baby Cafe

February 16, 2023 Courtney Weisberg

The Evangelist, the official publication of the Diocese of Albany, published an article on the recent opening of the Capital Region’s newest Baby Cafe supported by St. Peter’s Health Partners.

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CBS6: Does Breastfeeding Cause Weight Loss? Lactation Experts Weigh In

February 21, 2020 Courtney Weisberg

WRGB/CBS6 interviewed Barbara Donnelly, RN, IBCLC, lactation consultant at St. Peter’s Hospital, and Stephanie Avienu, BS, IBCLC, lactation consultant with St. Peter’s Health Partners Community Health Programs, for its story on breastfeeding and weight loss.

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Capital Region Midwifery Welcomes Lindsay Lachant

September 13, 2019 Courtney Weisberg

Lindsay Lachant, DNP, CNM, IBCLC, has joined Capital Region Midwifery, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates. She is board certified in midwifery and lactation.

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Times Union: New Baby Café Opens in Schenectady

September 4, 2019 Courtney Weisberg

The Times Union posted several photos from the grand opening celebration of the St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP) Baby Café at the Schenectady County Mont Pleasant Library branch in Schenectady, held August 29, 2019.

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