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"Kim Ann Lorber, LLLeader" <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 17 Jan 2005 14:05:42 EST
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I don't know if this really answers your question.  I do remember there
were many volunteer breastfeeding counselors really worried about IBLCE.
They did not want to see breastfeeding support go the same way as
childbirth and become a medical-professionals-only field.

Part of the concern was that it would become illegal to give breastfeeding
help without a state license.  Just as in many states lay-midwifery became
illegal.  There was also concern that individuals with many years of hands-
on experience would be less valued than others who had more "book learning"
but less actual expertize.

-Claire Bloodgood, IBCLC

I feel those concerns. It seems like such a fine line to walk--having highly 
trained LCs but still having lay breastfeeding support and information 
continue to be legal for the future. I know someone who nursed for a few months and 
took a several hundred dollar course and then was able to get hired in a 
medical setting.  I would never have gotten the job since no money for a course and 
title that goes with it and "only" have 10yrs of personal experience and lay 
training and working with moms in a volunteer setting (community groups and 
WIC). 

Kim Ann 
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"While breastfeeding may not seem the right choice for every parent, it is the
best choice for every baby."~~~ Amy Spangler

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