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I have a friend who is an exam candidate for this July. She will be delivering
her baby a few weeks prior to the exam. She has consulted with IBCLE to
discuss her options for breastfeeding during the exam if her baby shows
feeding cues during the time she is writing.
She was initially told that she could wait to feed her baby at lunch. Now she
has been told that she will need to pay $150 for a separate proctor for the
day to accomodate covering her if she needs to leave to feed her baby. Also
she has been told that she will not be given extra time and that the proctor
will not do child care. Of course child care was not requested and would never
have been suggested by the candidate as expected from a proctor.
I am concerned about how this situation has been framed.
I wanted to discuss the topic with this community to see what experiences
others have had with breastfeeding candidates. I realize the proctoring is
now farmed out to support a higher level of integrity for the exam process
over previous years and accept that necessary change. However, it is
concerning that a mother should have to advocate this hard to breastfeed her
child while writing THIS exam of all things.
I am inviting opinion on this situation as well as experiences as I believe this
affects all of us and how we treat all mothers. We have an obligation to
create a supportive environment for all mothers. How can we be asked to
advocate for mothers while still having issues "at home"?
Janet Vandenberg RN, BScN, IBCLC
Ontario, Canada
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