Lactation Professionals include Lactation Consultants (IBCLC), Certified Lactation Professionals, Lactation Counselors and other recognized certifications with both lactation coursework and clinical lactation experience.

Are you having breastfeeding challenges or lactation issues?
Need to book an appointment with a Lactation Professional?
ALPI Service Directory
Find a Lactation Professional in your city or region to receive excellent skilled lactation care and support in all time periods.

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ALPI Updates

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​ALPI
Year in Review
2022

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Who is ALPI?

ALPI  is a national association of professionals who provide skilled lactation care by:

• Empowering women, children, parents and families to the best start through evidenced based education, training and skilled lactation support
• Partnering locally, nationally and globally to remove the barriers from breastfeeding in various settings​​
• Working both locally and nationally in communities across India

ALPI's Mission
Working together as a socially-focused lactation association to...​

Provide​​

Promote

Protect​​

Partner
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What are ALPI's values?

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What does ALPI do?
ALPI's Programs and Projects

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PROVIDING

Providing knowledgeable and competent support to families through skilled lactation care

PROMOTING

Promoting the lactation field through public awareness and continued professional education and training

PROTECTING

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

PARTNERING

Partnering
​ with other breastfeeding-focused organizations, both locally and internationally

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ALPI Membership
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ALPI Membership Form

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COVID-19 Resources
​Please stay updated with ALPI on the changing COVID-19 situation, in India and globally.

COVID Recommendations for
​Lactation Professionals

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Please watch this video from the ALPI Executive Team about COVID recommendations.  The lactation professional's role is to support and guide families with the best information, but it is the family's independent choice as to what decision to take.

Lactation professionals provide skilled lactation care and support to families through the perinatal time period. LPs work in various community settings with a referral based support team** and do not provide medical services, treatment, prescription or diagnosis unless their primary degree permits this (ie: doctors, pediatricians, OB/ Gynacs, etc).

**Referral based support teams may include doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, dentists, psychologists, speech and language pathologists, occupational therapists, and others professions.

Lactation Professionals include Lactation Consultants (IBCLC), Certified Lactation Professionals, Lactation Counselors and other recognized certifications with both lactation coursework and clinical lactation experience.

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ALPI History

You can review ALPI's history, from the beginnings in 2016.  We are growing in members and impact across India, supporting families with skilled lactation care.

ALPI History

ALPI Meetups

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​ALPI Founding Members
​Established Aug 2016

• ​Dr. Shacchee Baweja, Delhi (IBCLC/ Lactation Consultant, MBBS, DCH, IYCF/ CS)
• Camilla Conti, Noida (IBCLC/ Lactation Consultant, CCE, MIPA, MA)
• Dr. Priya Shashank, Ludhiana (IBCLC/ Lactation Consultant, BAMS, MHA, IYCF/ CS, CCE)
• Dana Hardy, ​Dehradun (IBCLC/ Lactation Consultant, BSc/RN, MA, CCE, IYCF/ CS)