Village Lactation
Meet the Team
Village Lactation is a Breastfeeding & Lactation Medicine clinic located within a Family Medicine office called St. Albert Medical Clinic. Our reception and support staff are fantastic, however they are not trained in lactation care so please be patient with them.
At Village Lactation, we strive to provide inclusive care. We respect our patients of all backgrounds, cultures, races, religions, genders, sexualities, and beliefs. It is our intention to create a safe space for all. Please provide any feedback directly to Dr. Adams or in your intake questionnaire if you feel there are ways we can better accomplish this.
We also expect that families receiving care are respectful to our entire clinic team. Any abusive language or behaviours towards our staff will not be tolerated and may result in a consult request being declined or the abusive patient being discharged from our care.
Breastfeeding & Lactation Medicine Physician
Clinical Director
Bailey Adams (She/Her)
MD, CCFP, NABBLM-C, BSc, IBCLC
Dr. Adams is a Family Physician who is Board Certified in Breastfeeding & Lactation Medicine and has foundational training as an IBCLC. She values collaborative, interdisciplinary team approach to providing care.
She is a team member at the St. Albert Pregnancy Care and Newborn Clinic that provides pregnancy care & delivery services at the Sturgeon Community Hospital. Her passion to support pregnant individuals and
their babies during this crucial stage of their lives inspired her to pursue training in Breastfeeding & Lactation Medicine.
She is an Assistant Clinical Professor at University of Alberta. Dr. Adams also practices full spectrum Family Medicine for her patients at St. Albert Medical Clinic. She is not accepting any new Family Medicine patients.
She loves spending time with her husband and her hilarious little girls. She enjoys painting, lego, puzzles & camping.
Breastfeeding & Lactation Medicine Physician
Lauren Eastman (She/Her)
MD, CCFP, NABBLM-C, BMSc
Dr Eastman is a Family Physician and she is board certified in Breastfeeding & Lactation Medicine. She attended the University of Alberta for medical school and family medicine residency and has been providing family medicine care in the Edmonton area since 2017.
Dr. Eastman is the Assistant Program Director, Clinical Curriculum, for the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta.
She is passionate about providing high quality education for medical students and residents. She also has an interest in quality improvement in clinical practice.
International Boarder Certified Lactation Consultant
Brittney Pederson (She/They)
BA, IBCLC
Brittney is an experienced International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).
She is a passionate advocate for inclusive, evidence based infant feeding & lactation care. Brittney joined the Village Lactation team in September 2022 to support our families with focused visits & to increase access to timely care. She also serves families during intake calls to offer suggestions and strategies that may serve them while waiting for their initial consults.
Pediatrician
Fellowship trained in Breastfeeding & Lactation Medicine
Nikki Mitchell (She/Her)
MD, FRCPC
Dr. Mitchell is a Pediatrician who has completed a 6 month additional fellowship training in Breastfeeding & Lactation Medicine.
She now works part time at Village Lactation providing additional locum clinical care.
We are a teaching center
You may be asked to have a learner present during your visit, such as a medical trainee or a physician who is learning more about how to support breastfeeding families. You are permitted to decline if you do not feel comfortable haveing a learner present.