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I'm also a non-nurse IBCLC . . . what I don't understand though is why the nurse is the end-all-be-all certification in so many people's eyes -- not picking on nurses here I promise! It's just something I've never understood. I see the definite benefit to the facility for the IBCLC to be an RN in a hospital/postpartum/hospital-based lactation center setting and in specialized cases, but I am also quite aware there are other fields with backgrounds that are also quite well meshed with the IBCLC cert.
That said, I'm a Speech-Language Pathologist. Variations in backgrounds is a positive thing - it allows for more specialization, dealing with more extreme/different/unusual situations -- in my case I would love to do swallowing research by sono in breastfed babies. As an SLP, I can do traditional swallow studies. Makes for interesting cross-over. On the whole though, I feel much more qualified to see mother *and* baby with both certifications. Especially if a baby is having concerns with swallowing, clefting, etc. etc. etc.
Related to this issue - I had to get my professional liability through two different companies. HPSO will not cover a non-nurse IBCLC, even with my MS, CCC and state license as a speech path. Really doesn't make a lot of sense to me. HPSO carries my speech, CM&F carries my IBCLC insurance. Kind of irritating!
Beth Jones-Morgan, MS/CCC-SLP, IBCLC
First Word Therapy Services, Colleyville, TX
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