The Association of Lactation Consultants in Ireland (ALCI) has been in operation for 25 years.
The purpose of the Association is to promote the professional development, advancement and recognition of
International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC) for the benefit of breastfeeding infants and children, mothers, families and the wider community.
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23
Feb
Feb
ALCI Spring Study Day 2022
I am delighted to share with you the Timetable and Press Release for this year's Spring Study Day on Saturday March 26th 202...
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22
Feb
Feb
Free Webinar to all ALCI Members on 9 March 2022
We are delighted to share with you that we will be holding a live Webinar on https://www.alcireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2...
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10
Dec
Dec
Infant Mental Health with Dr Sue Jennings reviewed by Roisin O’Byrne
I am currently working as a public health nurse in County Louth. A large part of my role involves supporting breastfeeding mo...
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03
Dec
Dec
Returning to Normal Physiological Birth – Hormones & Birth Kerstin Uvnas Moberg reviewed by Niamh Cassidy
Oxytocin. The love hormone, the contraction hormone, the milk ejection hormone. As lactation consultants this is the basic an...
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28
Nov
Nov
LGBTQ+ Competency in Birth and Beyond reviewed by Kirsten Killoran
Did you know that in a 2018 survey, 1 in 2 young adults (18-24 years) did not identify as 100% heterosexual? (https://yougo...
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01
Nov
Nov
2021 ALCI CONFERENCE REVIEWED BY Iby Chacko
Differentiating Normal New-born Weight Loss from Breastfeeding Failure
As a Lactation consultant in a tertia...
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30
Oct
Oct
2021 ALCI Conference REVIEWED BY Beena Thomas
I am a Neonatal Nurse, working in a busy NICU of a tertiary referral hospital. In my daily work, I come across many breast-fe...
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Membership of ALCI is open to International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (Full Membership), institutions and other entities that wish to be associated with ALCI (Institutional Membership) and any others interested in the care of the breastfeeding mother and her baby (Associate Membership).
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