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Describes IBCLC clinical scope versus lactation counselors, highlighting rigorous education and hands-on hours plus recertification every five years. 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Lactation counselors or educators offer support with less training, while IBCLCs complete the rigorous certification training and examination requirements.","Answer",{"name":116,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":117},"How long and how much training is required to become an IBCLC?",{"text":118,"@type":114},"IBCLCs train for 2 to 5+ years and must complete 90 hours of lactation-specific education and 300 to 1,000 hands-on clinical hours. Certification also requires a comprehensive examination.",{"name":120,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":121},"What are the three eligibility pathways to apply for the IBCLC exam?",{"text":122,"@type":114},"The document describes three pathways aligned with IBLCE requirements. Pathway 1 fits recognized health professionals, Pathway 2 requires an accredited college or university program in human lactation and breastfeeding, and Pathway 3 allows qualified WIC staff to use supervised work experience to meet clinical practice requirements.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":125,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":127,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":129,"site_id":62},404991,1791058411,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":132},{"doc_id":129,"user_id":133,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":134,"doc_module":4,"category_id":34,"category_name":35,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":135,"file_id":136,"file_url":137,"file_type":138,"file_size":139,"view_count":105,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":140,"language":141,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":142,"faqs":143,"seo_title":144,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":145,"read_time":146,"preview_page_count":4},962090896061,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_9964176cb1d06d4a9deccf72a44ae3dc","Training Costs to Become an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)  \nfor Employment in the California Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)  \nand Public Health  \nCalifornia WIC Association, for information, contact Jenniffer Duran-West, [jduranwest@calwic.org](jduranwest@calwic.org)[ ](jduranwest@calwic.org)8/1/2023  \nAn International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) is a professional member of the healthcare team who provides expert breastfeeding and lactation care in hospitals, clinics, and the community. They assist with issues including low milk supply, breastfeeding pain, mastitis, and plugged ducts. A Lactation Counselor or Educator, with less training, can offer support but only IBCLCs have completed the rigorous training required to become certified. IBCLCs train for 2-5+ years, and must complete 90 hours of lactation-specific education, 300-1,000 hands-on clinical hours, and a comprehensive examination. To maintain accreditation, IBCLCs must earn recertification every five years1.  \nA recent study demonstrated that IBCLCs were positively associated with rates of exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months and continued breastfeeding at 12 months2. The California Women, Infants, and Children Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program employs IBCLCs throughout the state, supporting ongoing breastfeeding for many low income families often unable to access this important service. WIC local agencies are serving the population of California families who often face challenges with receiving healthcare services and have lowered rates of breastfeeding. With the funds to educate more staff to  \nthe IBCLC level, greater impacts can be made. In 2022, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) stated that the “short-and longterm medical and neurodevelopmental advantages of breastfeeding make breastfeeding, or the provision of human milk, a public health imperative”3. The AAP recommends exclusive breastfeeding for approximately six months after birth with continued breastfeeding, along with appropriate complementary food introduced at about six months, as long as mutually desired by themother and child for two years and beyond.3  \nThe breastfeeding initiation rate for the total US population is 83.9%3. Exclusive breastfeeding rates at 3 months are 46 .3%, exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months drops to 25.8%, and any breastfeeding at 12 months is 35%3. The Healthy People 2030 goals are to increase the proportion of infants exclusively breastfed for 6 months to 42.4% and increase the proportion of infants who continue to breastfeed for 12 months to 54. 1%4.  \nSignificant sociodemographic and cultural differences exist regarding breastfeeding rates3. Breastfeeding initiation rates for  \nWhite and Hispanic populations are much higher than for the African American population. Similar disparities in breastfeeding rates are seen among mothers with low income including participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), younger women, and those with a high school education or less.  \nSuboptimal breastfeeding is associated with a greater incidence of ear infections, inflammation of the intestine, and child deaths3. A national study found that breastfeeding was associated with a 21% reduced risk of post neonatal death for all infants and a 31% reduced risk for black infants3. Many pediatric disorders such as ear infections, acute diarrheal disease, lower respiratory illnesses, sudden infant death syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, childhood leukemia, diabetes, obesity, asthma and atopic dermatitis occur less frequently among children who were breastfed as infants. Mothers who breastfeed experience lower risk of Type 2 diabetes, breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancer, and hypertension3.  \nThe International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) establishes the requirements for becom","cbCainQvfNeWl6P2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainQvfNeWl6P2","pdf",325737,17,"English","# Overview of IBCLC Role and Standards\n# Public Health and Breastfeeding Evidence\n# IBLCE Eligibility Pathways for IBCLC\n## Pathway 1: Recognized Health Professionals\n## Pathway 2: Accredited Human Lactation Programs\n## Pathway 3: WIC Work Experience Under Supervision\n# Costs and Requirements Tables","[{\"question\":\"What distinguishes an IBCLC from other lactation support roles?\",\"answer\":\"An IBCLC is a certified healthcare team member who provides expert breastfeeding and lactation care. Lactation counselors or educators offer support with less training, while IBCLCs complete the rigorous certification training and examination requirements.\"},{\"question\":\"How long and how much training is required to become an IBCLC?\",\"answer\":\"IBCLCs train for 2 to 5+ years and must complete 90 hours of lactation-specific education and 300 to 1,000 hands-on clinical hours. Certification also requires a comprehensive examination.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the three eligibility pathways to apply for the IBCLC exam?\",\"answer\":\"The document describes three pathways aligned with IBLCE requirements. Pathway 1 fits recognized health professionals, Pathway 2 requires an accredited college or university program in human lactation and breastfeeding, and Pathway 3 allows qualified WIC staff to use supervised work experience to meet clinical practice requirements.\"}]","Cost-to-Become-an-IBCLC - Training Costs and Requirements for WIC Employment (8/1/2023) | PDF",1790552979,43]