Liz and Winnie both eloquently state my feelings and thoughts:

If our credential is considered *entry level* why do we need a *lesser*
credential?  I have long felt the need for a higher level test.   A lower
level  test is not going to do away with the *other* problematic ones out
there.

When I wrote the exam for the first time, there were only a handful of good
lactation text books.  Since then there has been an explosion of new
knowledge.

It seems (from the outside) that IBLCE is trying to solve what is probably a
USA-mainly problem?

The monetary value alone of a consult with an IBCLC far outweighs the cost
of failed breastfeeding.  This is the message that the IBLCE needs to be
getting out there.

Jean Ridler  RN  RM  IBCLC
South Africa   [log in to unmask]

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