Can the peer counseling funds to be used to enhance our IBCLC infrastructure?
One of the components of the Loving Support Model is the provision of adequate program support of peer counselors through timely access to breastfeeding coordinators and other lactation management experts for assistance with problems outside the scope of practice of the peer counselor. Therefore, funds can be used to strengthen the availability of lactation management experts available to peer counselors. However, the funds cannot be used to disproportionately hire and train lactation management experts versus peer counselors. The priority use of these funds is to hire and train peer counselors to provide breastfeeding peer counseling services to WIC participants. We would not expect to see an implementation plan heavily focused on hiring IBCLCs.
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