Coach Smith here again.
Please remember that there are bad apples and unscrupulous people in every
profession and endeavor.
Many people who have falsely claimed to hold medical degrees, disabilities,
military ranks or awards, professional licenses, qualifications, and/or
specific skills are now serving hard time in prison. Movies have been made
about some of these charlatans!
I'm not losing sleep over a few people who inflate their credentials, as
long as nobody's actually getting hurt. And I don't mean a competitor losing
some business opportunities. If we can't prosecute formula companies that
release shipments of their product containing bugs, melamine, or bacterial
contamination, they there's not much hope of actually going after someone
who exaggerates or inflates their credentials. Heck, if there's no feasible
way to stop licensed clinicians who give REALLY bad advice about
breastfeeding, then.
Save your energy, colleagues. Put your energy into POSITIVE actions
including any of the 20 Action steps in the US Surgeon General's Call to
Action on Breastfeeding. Work on legislation to protect mothers from being
harassed from BF in public, or join a team at a hospital working on
implementing BFHI, or offer to train the local Emergency Preparedness agency
on appropriate infant feeding policies during disasters, or write positive
supportive articles for your local newspaper or online news source, or..Or
go bathe someone's cat.
Just QUIT the infighting!
Linda J. Smith, MPH, FACCE, IBCLC, FILCA
Bright Future Lactation Resource Centre, Ltd.
6540 Cedarview Ct, Dayton OH 45459
ph 937-438-9458 / fax 937-438-3229
www.BFLRC.com
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