Action 11Ensure access to services provided by International Board Certified Lactation Consultants

Implementation StrategiesPotential Actors
 Include support for lactation as an essential medical service for pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and children.HHS/CMS
Third-party payers
 Provide reimbursement for International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs) independent of their having other professional certification or licensure.HHS/CMS
Third-party payers
 Work to increase the number of racial and ethnic minority IBCLCs to better mirror the U.S. population.HHS/HRSA

HHS/CMS = U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

From: Appendix 1, Actions to Improve Breastfeeding

Cover of The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding
The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding.
Office of the Surgeon General (US); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US); Office on Women's Health (US).
Rockville (MD): Office of the Surgeon General (US); 2011.
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