MBBS, DCH, IBCLC
Dr.Surabhi Sangwai is a pediatrician and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC, USA) based in Nagpur, India. She is an authorized lactation counselor on the panel of BPNI and a member of several prestigious organizations like IAP, HMBAI, ILCA, BPNI Maharashtra, and ALPI. She has experience of more than seven years in handling key responsibilities at specialty clinics like pediatrics, nutritional rehabilitation centers, antenatal postnatal lactation counseling along teleconsultation.
Dr. Sangwai has a keen interest in helping mothers facing challenges in establishing exclusive breastfeeding in the first few weeks post-delivery. She believes in providing evidence-based care to her patients and holds a vision of becoming a breastfeeding advocate to promote super health in babies.
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