Naomi- there are many publications regarding the efficacy of the IBCLC.
Start with the publication from USLCA entitled "Efficacy of the IBCLC:
Recommendations and Evidence" available at
https://uslca.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Efficacy_Recommendations_Evidence.pdf
.

Check USLCA's demographic survey for some data that might be helpful:
https://uslca.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2019-Lactation-Care-Provider-Demographic-Survey.pdf

Morris, C.A., Gutowski, J. (2015). The effect of an International Board
Certified Lactation Consultant in the pediatric primary care setting on
breastfeeding duration and exclusivity during the first year of life.
Clinical Lactation, 6(3), 109-116.

Witt AM, Smith S, Mason MJ, Flocke SA. Integrating routine lactation
consultant support into a pediatric practice. Breastfeed Med. 2012;7
(1):38–42.

Thurman SE, Allen PJ. Integrating lactation consultants into primary health
care services: are lactation consultants affecting breastfeeding
success? Pediatr
Nurs. 2008;34(5):419–425.

Castrucci BC, Hoover KL, Lim S, Maus KC. A comparison of breastfeeding
rates in an urban birth cohort among women delivering infants at hospitals
that employ and do not employ lactation consultants. J Public Health Manag
Pract. 2006;12(6):578–585.

Bonuck, K., Stuebe, A., Barnett, J., Labbok, M. H., Fletcher, J., &
Bernstein, P. S. (2014). Effect of primary care intervention on
breastfeeding duration and intensity. *American journal of public health*, *104
Suppl 1*(Suppl 1), S119–S127.

Lee YH, Chang GL, Chang HY. Effects of education and support groups
organized by IBCLCs in early postpartum on breastfeeding. Midwifery. 2019
Aug;75:5-11.

Gonzalez KA, Meinzen-Derr J, Burke BL, Hibler AJ, Kavinsky B, Hess S,
Pickering LK, Morrow AL. Evaluation of a lactation support service in a
children's hospital neonatal intensive care unit. J Hum Lact. 2003
Aug;19(3):286-92.

Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
Weston, MA

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