I concur that it is well within the IBCLC scope of practice to discuss
information, with lactating parents, about medications (over-the-counter or
prescription), and their impact on lactation (effects on the baby, the
parent, the supply).  We can share reliable resources or links: Hale's
Medications and Mothers' Milk, or Lactmed, or e-lactancia (Spanish).

We can encourage the family to discuss the information we have shared, as
part of their informed decision-making process.  This is smack-dab within
the best-practices recommendations made by IBLCE in their most recent
Advisory Opinion on Assessment, Diagnosis, and Referral (which I contend
would have been more accurately titled Assessment, NON-Diagnosis, and
Referral ...)
https://iblce.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/advisory-opinion-assessment-diagnosis-referral-english.pdf

Kellymom.com -- once again demonstrating its wonderfulness -- has a very
complete page with links to all several meds-related resources including
those in several different languages:
https://kellymom.com/hot-topics/med-risks/



-- 
Liz Brooks, JD, IBCLC, FILCA
Wyndmoor, PA, USA
Director, Human Milk Banking Assn of North America (2015-19)
Adjunct Professor, Drexel Univ, Public Policy of Breastfeeding
"IBCLCs empower women and save babies' lives!"-Ursuline Singleton

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