Who is ALPI?

ALPI is a socially focused organization working together to provide breastfeeding support and education, to promote skilled lactation care, to protect breastfeeding through WHO code adherence and policy development and to partner with breastfeeding focused organizations.

ALPI is helping establish a national network of professionals who provide quality lactation care by:

• Empowering women, children and families to the best beginning through evidenced based education, training and lactation consultation
• Partnering locally, nationally and globally to remove the barriers of breastfeeding in various settings​

ALPI works locally, partners globally...

What does ALPI do?

PROVIDING

Providing knowledgeable and competent breastfeeding help to families through skilled lactation care

PROMOTING

Promoting lactation field through public awareness and continued professional development

PROTECTING

Protecting breastfeeding through evidence-based lactation initiatives, standards, policies and monitoring WHO Code for lactation and breastfeeding professionals in India

PARTNERING

Partnering
​ with other breastfeeding focused organizations both locally and internationally

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FOUNDING MEMBERS

Dr. Shacchee Baweja,
President and Practice Specialist
IBCLC, MBBS, DCH, IYCF
Pediatrician, IYCF Counseling Specialist, Lactation Consultant
Delhi

Camilla Conti,
Education and Training Specialist
IBCLC, CCE, MIPA, MA
Lactation Consultant, Childbirth Educator
Noida

Dr. Priya Shashank,
​Promotion Specialist
BAMS, MHA, IYCF, CCE
IYCF Counselor, Clinical Nutritionist, Childbirth Educator
Ranikhet, UK

Dana Hardy,
​Partnership and International Specialist
IBCLC, RN, BSN, BSc, MA, CLE, IYCF
Lactation Consultant, Childbirth Educator
Dehradun, UK



 

MEET THE TEAM

Recent ALPI News

​Executive Team Meet Ups
The ALPI executive team meets up in various locations every 6 months to plan, discuss and execute decisions to provide, promote, protect and partner for breastfeeding in India.

Celebrating World Breastfeeding Week 2017
ALPI was busy celebrating WBW in locations throughout India by giving seminars, trainings and providing skilled lactation care.

Trained Nurses' Association of India Conference (August 2017)
ALPI executive team members were invited to give seminars during WBW to provide education about support breastfeeding families to nurses.

ALPI's 1st Conference August 6, 2017
ALPI hosted its 1st conference in New Delhi with the theme, "Sustaining Breastfeeding TOGETHER."  There were around 100 delegates from all over India.

ALPI Membership Opens November 2017
We are excited to announce that membership is now available.  Please ask us why to become a member of ALPI today!!