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)

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哺乳顾问职业的诞生与发展（1980-2007）：Chele Marmet 访谈（下）

自 Chele Marmet 于 1977 年提出这一领域概念以来，作为国际公认的哺乳专业人士，国际委员会认证的哺乳顾问（到 2023 年，全球将有超过 35,000 名 IBCLC）的显着增长改变了世界，这表明了其对社会和母乳喂养的重要性。 20 世纪 80 年代初是哺乳护理作为一个拥有专业知识、研究和认证的联合健康领域发展的开创性时期。在所有这些重大变革中，Chele Marmet 作为创新者和活动家发挥了重要作用。在这次采访中，她详细介绍了这些历史事件，并在她即将出版的回忆录中进一步阐述。 虽然 LC 和哺乳专业人员这两个术语通常用来指那些在临床上与母乳喂养家庭一起工作的人员，但在本文中，这两个术语仅指代国际委员会认证的哺乳顾问（IBCLC）。 JHL 制定了不使用术语 LC 的政策（Dodgson，2016、2020）；我们的理由是，该术语目前过于模糊，并且经常被那些教育程度和经验少于 IBCLC 的人误用。然而，在国际委员会考试制定之前，我们在本文中有时会使用 LC 来指称哺乳专业人员。本文是采访的第二部分；第一部分发表于上一期 JHL（2014 年 2 月）。为了便于阅读，本次采访经过轻微编辑。 （CM = Chele Marmet，JD = 琼·道奇森）