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- Title
The Birth and Development of the Lactation Consultant Profession (1980–2007): An Interview With Chele Marmet (Part II).
- Authors
Marmet, Chele; Dodgson, Joan E.
- Abstract
The remarkable world-changing growth of International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (globally over 35,000 IBCLCs in 2023), as the internationally recognized lactation professional since Chele Marmet conceptualized the field in 1977, demonstrates its importance for society and breastfeeding dyads. The early 1980s was a seminal time in the development of lactation care as a allied health field with specialized knowledge, study, and certification. Chele Marmet played a significant role as an innovator and activist during all these major changes. In this interview, she details these historic events, which she is elaborating further in her upcoming memoir. Although the terms LC and lactation professional have commonly been used to refer to those working clinically with breastfeeding families, in this article both terms refer only to the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). JHL has a policy not to use the term LC (Dodgson, 2016, 2020); our rationale is that this term is currently too vague and is often misused by those with less education and experience than IBCLCs. However, we have used LC in this article at times when referring to lactation professionals prior to the development of the international board examination. This article is the second part of the interview; Part I was published in the previous JHL issue (February 2014). This interview has been transcribed with minor editing for ease of reading. (CM = Chele Marmet, JD = Joan Dodgson)
- Subjects
ACCREDITATION; LACTATION consultants; OCCUPATIONAL roles; MEETINGS; DIFFUSION of innovations; INTERNATIONAL agencies; CERTIFICATION; BREASTFEEDING promotion; COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATIONAL change; ORGANIZATIONAL goals; MEDICAL practice; OCCUPATIONAL prestige; COMMITTEES; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
- Publication
Journal of Human Lactation, 2024, Vol 40, Issue 2, p200
- ISSN
0890-3344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/08903344241235169