Dear Lactnet Friends: "Aren't we an International credential? It appears to me that Americans are completely unaware that the 2012 guidelines, while, IMO a pointless, but at least potentially attainable exercise in clamoring to be accepted by people we should not care to be accepted by, are actually impossible criteria in many other countries." Interesting that the Board of IBLCE is mostly women from the US: 8 out of 13. (<http://www.iblce.org/board-of-directors>) Headquarters has always been in the US. warmly, Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI, ANLC, CKC craniosacral therapy practitioner www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome