ALCA is the only national, non-profit, incorporated professional association for Australian International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs/LCs).

Incorporated in 1987, ALCA was the first organisation to represent Australian IBCLCs. In over a decade, ALCA has made a significant contribution towards its fundamental goal: the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding as the optimal choice for both infant and maternal health....more

Associate membership of ALCA is now available to ABA counsellors and other health professionals who are not currently certified as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). ...more

A lactation consultant (IBCLC) in private practice consults in a private clinic, or see mothers and their babies in the mothers' home or at the maternity hospital.

They help resolve breastfeeding or lactation problems, teach the art of breastfeeding, assist mothers to develop and improve their mothering skills and provide an ongoing support system for them both. More

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