Hi there Steph, Thank you for sharing your beautiful words on working with women! I could not agree with you more! Beautiful how you share your experience of mirrowing. This is a thing I try to do standard: let women experience and give them insight in what they are capable off! I share your concern about medicalisation , both in education and for instance the role as a LC in advicing medication... I'm curious where other LC's stand in this one? Warm regards, Heidi, LCinPP, the Netherlands Op 8 mrt. 2012 om 16:01 heeft Stephanie MacDonald <[log in to unmask]> het volgende geschreven: > Happy Day after IBCLC Day and Happy Women's Day! > > Did anyone else receive an email to fill out a survey for IBCLE? It was > about how we think the organization is going, and our own vision for the > future of it. It was pretty short; not mulitple choice. > > It was interesting. I gave my personal opinion, including how I think that > LC profession is becoming to medicalized, and to Western - out of the grasp > of those in developing countries and those in low incomes in the West. I > fear LCs will all have to be RNs or CPMs, or other medical professional > prior to writing. > > For me, I'm an Aboriginal Midwife, not a Registered Midwife, in Ontario > (Canada). I wonder how that would qualify me or disqualify me if it does > become an organization of only health professionals. As I've seen with > students in our small school at the Birthing Centre, being good > academically does NOT make you be good with people. > > Celebrate womanhood today - we are a strong group...I think that's what I > love best about my profession. I have no sisters (just 2 older brothers) - > being 'with woman' the past 8 years I find the part of my job that brings > me the most happiness is watching women (girls in some instances) grow, > gain their own strength, find their voice, and fall in love with themselves > and their babies. That transformation is outstanding. My midwife was the > first person to mirror the strength I had - I saw myself as a weak before. > She helped me to see what was inside of me and I honour her for that. She > truly changed my life. Thank you, Leslie - where ever you are now!! > > > Steph > 6 Nations Canada > > *********************************************** > > Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html > To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] > Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] > COMMANDS: > 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail > 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail > 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet > 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome