Today there have been some interesting posts with cases where more
"medical" knowledge was sought. Also the babies were in the very early
days of life. I think we can see the value of the education we need as
discussed re new iblce requirements.

Not to say at all that LCs should also be RNs, but quite a bit of the
education of an RN (or better yet a midwife) is quite applicable and
valuable to the LC. I guess I'm a bit defensive, since it seems the
RN/LC is much maligned on lactnet at times. Also the hospital-based LC
(sometimes incorrectly thought of as not knowing much about any other
period of life outside of the newborn period) would likely be very
familiar with these types of cases (baby febrile, ill and mother too
and a lethargic baby with >10% wt loss).

I have been meaning to add to the recent discussions: RNs, at least of
my generation and baccalaureate level prepared, definitely were
educated using a holistic, family-centered approach. It was emphasized
what a difference the nursing model was compared to the medical model
of care. We had quite a bit of training in counseling, active
listening, body language, as well. All quite valuable to any one in
healthcare.

Laurie Wheeler RN MN IBCLC
Mississippi USA

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