This is one of my questions - even with the IBCLC exam there is a difference
in consultancy hours - someone helping a mother with breastfeeding who has
had NO education is different from someone helping mothers who is working
side by side with an experienced consultant - do you agree? disagree?
Rose Marie Straeter, IBCLC
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My point was, and yes, there is one in here somewhere, that the IBCLC
certifications, with all it's faults and weaknesses, is consistent.  We know
that the successful IBCLC had to have at least 30 hours of lactation
education, 900-6000 breastfeeding consultancy hours (depending on level of
education), and passed a rigorous exam which is developed by a committee
that
is composed of experts from all over the world, follows a specific
blueprint,
and is monitored by a psychometrician to make sure the questions are fair,
accurate, and the grading is done according to the appropriate technique.
Futhermore, it is translated into a number of languages and given
simultaneously around the world.

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