As a physician in the medical "establishment", I believe my job is to  
provide the best care I can, using available evidence, my experience, my brain  and 
my heart.  I do my best and hope that others do the same.  I try  to keep my 
mind open to therapies and beliefs that challenge what I was taught,  while 
still embracing the scientific method.  
 
I believe that we all want the same things - healthy mothers, infants,  
families and communities.  If we knew for sure what was "right", we would  all do 
the same thing.  As our training and experiences differ, and there  is very 
little evidence for a lot of what we "know" and "do" (for LCs, Doulas,  
Chiropractors, as well as MDs!), we will often have differences of  opinion.  
 
I support Marsha's view that in the USA, the best way to have LCs taken  
seriously is to get them licensed, and therefore reimbursed for what they  do.  
 
Nancy
Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FABM,  FAAP
Neonatologist
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Rady Children's  Hospital San Diego
Medical Director, Sharp HealthCare Lactation  Services
San Diego, CA  






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