In a message dated 99-01-01 10:44:41 EST, you write:

<< I think many non-nurse IBCLCs are well-qualified to help with
 breastfeeding in the hospital, but have often wondered if they would
 pick up on things like a soft grunt  >>
As an RN, I can guarantee you they didn't teach me those things in nursing
school!  We had a whole two weeks in L&D, postpartum, and newborn nursery.  My
RN credentials got me LC jobs in the hospitals, and my RN training has helped
with newborn assessments, but I certainly don't feel it gives me a one-
upmanship on non-RN IBCLCs.

Kathy Parkes, RN, IBCLC