Wendy said:
 
 
<<And suddenly IBCLC add the requirement that candidates must  have a 
nursing 
degree.>>

 
Actually not, Wendy.  Everyone just has to have human anatomy, human  
physiology, infant & child growth & development, research, nutrition,  biology, 
psychology (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) and sociology  (ditto).
 
If you are a nurse or other licensed/registered health care professional,  
it is assumed you already have all of this, as well as the 6 continuing  
education courses they require.
 
I have a question -- since they now require each of the new (2012)  
candidates to have CPR, are they also going to require that it be updated every  2 
years?  That IS the requirement to maintain certification in CPR.   Or is 
once in your life enough?
 
I'm very very sad about the new requirements and I've said that over and  
over.  I've also pointed out that if we sat around in our spare time and  
listed the top 20 lactation consultants today, at least 80% of them would be  
non-health care professionals, just amazing IBCLCs.  
 
Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC, FILCA
Wheaton IL



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