Union of Lactation Consultants

Unie laktačních poradkyň (ULAPO), or the Union of Lactation Consultants, is a Czech non-profit organization that works to connect lactation consulting with general practitioners for children and adolescents. It describes itself as a platform for modern lactation consultants to share effective practices and experience regardless of the educational system through which they obtained their qualification. The organization also offers continuing professional education for lactation consultants. ULAPO has set as its priority the definition of lactation consulting as an independent field recognized not only by the general public but also by the professional community. It brings together experts who provide home postpartum care for mother and child, and whose services can be at least partially covered by health insurance companies so that they are accessible to all. Together with other organizations, it aims to help create a genuinely functional and accessible system of postpartum home care. The organization states that it adheres to and works in accordance with the WHO/UNICEF International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes. It addresses several audiences: pediatricians who may lack capacity to support breastfeeding within their practice and can cooperate with a lactation consultant; lactation consultants seeking greater interconnection and a collaborative environment; and nurses with a certified Ministry of Health course who may not feel ready for field visits or who work in overburdened pediatric practices with little time for communication with new mothers. ULAPO's activities include professional webinars and case-study events, such as a summer case-study webinar for lactation consultants and the "Rodí se i v létě" (Babies Are Born in Summer Too) event. Its website provides separate entry points for pediatricians, lactation consultants, and nurses, reflecting its strategy of building a cooperative network across the maternity and postpartum care professions in the Czech Republic.

Unie laktačních poradkyň (ULAPO) is a Czech non-profit organization established to connect lactation consulting with general practitioners for children and adolescents. Its stated mission is to create a platform for modern lactation consultants to share functional practices and experience regardless of the educational system through which they obtained their qualification, and to offer continuing professional education. A central priority of ULAPO is to define lactation consulting as an independent field recognized not only by the lay public but also by the professional community. The organization brings together experts providing home postpartum care for mother and child, with the goal that their services can be at least partially covered by health insurance companies and thus accessible to all. It seeks to participate, together with other organizations, in creating a genuinely functional and accessible system of postpartum home care. ULAPO states that it adheres to and works in accordance with the WHO/UNICEF International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes. Its website provides a link to the full English text of the code and notes that a clear Czech translation is available on the website www.spokojeni.org. The organization addresses three main audiences. For pediatricians, it offers cooperation with lactation consultants so that doctors do not have to handle breastfeeding support alone within limited practice capacity. For lactation consultants, it promotes greater interconnection and a collaborative environment for mutual learning and experience sharing, working toward recognition of lactation consulting as a field. For nurses with a certified Ministry of Health course, it suggests collaboration to ease the workload in overburdened pediatric practices and to support communication with new mothers. ULAPO organizes professional events, including a summer case-study webinar for lactation consultants and the "Rodí se i v létě" (Babies Are Born in Summer Too) event. The organization remains active, with its website serving as the primary hub for its activities and membership outreach.

• Summer case-study webinar for lactation consultants and 'Rodí se i v létě' event announced for 24 September 2026

Non-profit professional association positioning lactation consulting as an independent, recognized field and promoting accessible postpartum home care in the Czech Republic.

• Professional networking platform for lactation consultants

  A platform for modern lactation consultants to share functional practices and experience regardless of their educational background.

• Continuing professional education

  Offers continuing professional education for lactation consultants.

• Cooperation framework with pediatricians

  Connects lactation consulting with general practitioners for children and adolescents to support breastfeeding.

• Postpartum home care advocacy

  Works toward a functional and accessible system of postpartum home care partially covered by health insurance.

1. 1UNIE LAKTAČNÍCH PORADKYŇulapo.cz
2. 2Wikidatawikidata.org