PhD researcher
Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Andini has bachelor and master degree in public health. She is an IBCLC and has just finished her PhD at the Australian National University. Her PhD thesis is looking at the facilitator and barrier of implementing Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative and Ten Steps to Successful in Australia and Indonesia.
Her journey began when she was pregnant with her first child, attended full series of Indonesian Breastfeeding Mothers Association (AIMI)'s breastfeeding classes. She then decided to volunteered as breastfeeding counsellor at AIMI.
With her work experience in hospital management consulting for 8 years and personal experience when her breastfed son undertook open heart surgery, she realized that not every hospitals provide adequate education and support for breastfeeding mother, either since pregnancy, during and after birth.
Currently living in Canberra Australia, Andini has been providing breastfeeding education and assistance for Indonesian mother-student, students' wives or any Indonesian women who live in Canberra.
Disclosure(s): No relationship to disclose, including relevant financial relationships