The Conception and Birth of the Lactation Consultant Profession (1977-1983) : An Interview With Chele Marmet (Part I)

In 2015, Miriam Labbok, MD, MPH, entrusted Chele Marmet with the task of writing a chapter on the early history of the lactation consultant profession for the public health textbook she was preparing about lactation, saying, "I invited you to author it because you conceptualized and pioneered the profession, and there is nobody else I could ask who could do it justice," (M. Labbok, personal communication, June 28, 2015). Chele Marmet envisioned the allied health field of lactation consulting, complete with international educational standards, professional organizations, and a scope of practice. She was an active contributing founder of the International Lactation Consultant Association, developed hundreds of test questions for the early International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBCLE), and co-founded the first academic (BA and MA) lactation education program, The Lactation Institute, to name only a few of her many innovations and contributions to the field of lactation we know today-a field that has grown exponentially globally since those early days in the 1970s when Chele began creating our profession. Her academic background in speech and hearing gave her the orientation to delve into infants' oral-motor function. Additional education and experience followed as her passion for helping breastfeeding families grew. This is the first part of her interview; the second part will follow in the next JHL issue. Fortunately, Chele is working on her memoir, which will detail topics we could only briefly discuss in this interview. It was my honor to interview Chele Marmet.Joan E. Dodgson.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:40

Enthalten in:

Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association - 40(2024), 1 vom: 20. Feb., Seite 12-20

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Marmet, Chele [VerfasserIn]
Dodgson, Joan E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Breast pumps
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding center/clinic
Historical research
Interview
La Leche League International
Lactation
Lactation counseling
Mother–infant dyad

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Date Completed 22.01.2024

Date Revised 18.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/08903344231213655

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366437496