Regina wrote:
>C) Is there such a thing - i.e., an official job position - as a "WIC IBCLC"? Most, unlike myself, are also their breastfeeding program coordinator so the answer to that question IMO is no. That has to be corrected. Some WIC programs will need more than one IBCLC, especially if the one they have, as the coordinator, is not free to spend enough time actually counseling moms one-on-one.<

This is a major problem.
In order to save money, many WIC agencies specify that even their
Breastfeeding Coordinators need to hold another qualification, such as
that of a dietician, so that she can do additional WIC work. The IBCLC
qualification is often optional :(

This is extremely short-sighted. It makes sense economically to help
more mothers on WIC  to breastfeed. Unfortunately, the way the system
works, the more formula that is used, the more "points" the agency
gets for commercial weaning foods.



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Norma Ritter, IBCLC, RLC
Breastfeeding Matters in the Capital Region
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