Karleen has eloquently expressed many of my thoughts on an international 
organization and the American-ness of the lactation profession.  The fact 
that conferences have been held almost exclusively in the US has of course 
grown the profession in that area!   It would be great to see our fledgling 
profession develop - to degree/masters level - but this would have to be a 
global issue - otherwise IBCLCs living outside the US would lose out.  My 
ILCA membership fee is a large percentage of my income in comparison to 
IBCLCs working in a similar field  in the US - for this fee I receive a good 
journal.  The exchange rate for my currency puts most of the ILCA 
publications, DVDs etc far out of my reach.  The few text books I do 
purchase each year come at great cost (including customs duty).  Any 
possibility of attending a conference in the US is laughable.
Feeling more and more "left out" on the tip of Africa.

Jean Ridler  RN  RM  IBCLC
South Africa   [log in to unmask]

 

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