AKUH launches lactation clinic

Addressing the dire need of help and support to mothers breastfeeding their infants, the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) launched the country’s first nurse-led lactation clinic on Thursday.

According to a statement, the clinic, under the joint collaboration of AKUH and the Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery, aimed to empower and help mothers ensure infants’ good health. It will serve women in person and via tele-consultation.

The statement added that women in need of additional support to breastfeed their infants or counselling on related topics could benefit from it.

“Our aim is to make this programme an academic opportunity too, so that we can develop more lactation consultants,” said Dr Lumaan Sheikh, AKUH’s obstetrics and gynaecology chair, at the launch ceremony.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 7^th, 2020.