I have been trying to put my thoughts into a coherent sentence to write 
about Rachel's post. I am appalled that IBLCE thinks that their SOP is 
just for a certain classification of IBLCEs. This makes no sense! How 
will they discipline an IBCLC in situations where she "contradicts" a 
doctor? Will they say an RN/IBCLC who contradicts a doctor should have 
the complaint filed with her state governing board of nurses rather than 
the IBLCE?

Let me say that we need all classifications in this profession -- all 
add value. It does seem to me that IBLCE is aiming to get rid of 
non-nurse/doctor IBCLCs as the non-medical people have no other 
governing board so are the ones to fall under this poorly written, 
poorly explained SOP.

As far as the term "Lactation Consultant" -- anyone can call themselves 
this. With any amount of training, it is a generic term. A CLC is also a 
lactation consultant, whether we IBCLCs like that or not. The nurses at 
the local hospitals that do breastfeeding helping and who have no 
credentials/training beyond nursing, are also called LCs. Parents and 
doctors have no idea what any of this education level or terminology means.

Since the public doesn't know, and the IBLCE seems to write documents 
without reading them first, if an RN can be an LC at a hospital without 
being IBCLC, why do so? If one could do private practice without being 
an IBCLC, why bother? You can do all this now, and are not subject to 
the IBLCE poorly written and almost un-understandable SOP.

What a step backwards for this profession.
Kathy Eng, BSW, IBCLC

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