Cindy Curtis wrote:

>Have any of you heard this?????  I dont think its true? Is it?
>
>cindy
>--- On Sun, 19 Jan 1997 13:27:50 -0500  [log in to unmask] wrote:
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>>I've heard that a BSN would be needed for the Lactation Consultant
>>certification starting this year, but that's the only one I've heard
>about.
>>  M.Pimley, RNC
>>  [log in to unmask]
>>

If the certification referred to is the "gold standard," certification as an
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, then NO.  This is not
true.  The eligibility pathways for taking the IBLCE exam remain the same.
(Write to IBLCE for more information; include your snail mail address.)

There are certification *programs* where students complete a series of
classes and receive "certification" at the completion of those classes.
However, the certification is not independent of the course provider and is
not recognized worldwide as an independent certification, the way the IBCLC
certification is.

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