The <i>Journal of Human Lactation</i>: A Historical Analysis

Hoover, Cynthia M.; Tarrant, Marie; Dodgson, Joan E.; Eden, Aimee R.

doi:10.1177/0890334419869582

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“…As the official journal of the International Lactation Consultant Association, yet an independent entity without direct oversight by the ILCA Board of Directions, JHL ’s editorial staff has had decision-making discretion throughout the 34-year publication history (Hoover et al, 2019). The number and types of submissions and the constraints of the publishing contract, which limits the number of pages and issues published per year, have set non-modifiable limits on the journal’s content.…”

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“…The inaugural issue of the Journal of Human Lactation (JHL) , the first English language peer-reviewed academic journal devoted entirely to lactation, was published 34 years ago, in 1985. Its history parallels the changes that have occurred over time in infant feeding from the predominance of artificial formula feeding toward breastfeeding and the social, economic, and political changes that have occurred, throughout the world (Hoover et al, 2019).…”

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Growth and Change in the Journal of Human Lactation: A Content Analysis 1985–2018

Bamberger¹,

Eden

Marinelli

et al. 2019

J Hum Lact

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Background: A professional association journal should reflect the needs of its organization, its readers, and the field it represents. Evaluating the needs that the Journal of Human Lactation has met, and those it has not, is essential if it is to remain relevant to its readers. Aims: (1) Describe the characteristics of articles published from 1985 through 2018. (2) Describe content intended to educate lactation support providers and clinicians. (3) Explore the ways the content has illustrated the growth and development of lactation knowledge, and (4) identify the reoccurring content threads consistent throughout the 34 years. Methods: A prospective mixed methods approach incorporating a quantitative content analysis and a qualitative thematic analysis was used. Frequency distributions were done on all the variables extracted from published articles ( N = 1586). The second level of analysis identified themes using an iterative and consensus approach. Results: Mirroring the growth in the lactation field, the volume of research articles published each year has increased along with the percent of research articles per issue. Research methods have become more diverse. The international scope and relevance, while always present, has been steadily increasing. Threads identified were; striving for international scope, advancing lactation education, developing a body of knowledge that informs clinical practice in lactation, and creating a centralized place for multidisciplinary research about lactation. Conclusion: The body of work published in the Journal of Human Lactation parallels the development of the lactation specialty. We have highlighted areas for improvement and possible further study.

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Growth and Change in the Journal of Human Lactation: A Content Analysis 1985–2018

Bamberger¹,

Eden

Marinelli

et al. 2019

J Hum Lact

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“…That is, the assessment is NOT linked to a specific class, course or other education/ training program or to a specific provider of classes, courses, or programs" (p. 7). This is why the IBLCE was established as a separate nonprofit organization, apart from LLL and the International Lactation Consultant Association (Hoover et al, 2019), with the sole purpose of credentialing. Although the IBLCE has clear criteria for the educational preparation needed to take the exam, it does not provide any educational offerings or have preferred education providers.…”

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Lactation-Specific Certifications: A Comparison of Independently Accredited Credentials

Dodgson¹

2019

J Hum Lact

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The need to establish a certification for lactation specialized knowledge was recognized in the 1980s by La Leche League's (LLL) leadership (Marinelli, 2018). A grant from LLL established the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) in 1985, which developed into an independent credentialing body offering the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) credential (Eden, 2019). In 2008, the U.S.-based education providers from the Healthy Children Project joined with the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice (ALPP; Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2008); they became accredited to offer certifications in lactation in 2013 (American National Standards Institute for Credentialing [ANSI], 2013). The Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) certification is their primary credential. To date, these are the only two organizations that have gone through the rigorous process required for an organization to be able to certify that individuals have adequate lactation-specific knowledge to provide care for breastfeeding families. Unlike professional licensure, which is regulated by state governments (in the United States and elsewhere), certifications are awarded by an independently accredited organization that sets the criteria for obtaining certification. Each organization has set its own requirements for its credential. The purpose of this article is to compare the criteria of these two credentials based on their quality and rigor. To do so, metrics that have been widely established within professional education and practice were used (American Educational Research Association et al., 2014). The word certification can be confusing, as it is used in two different ways, when referring to establishing a health care or education provider's knowledge and/or competency. Many education programs, both academic and professional development, provide people who successfully complete a course with a certificate. These types of certificate programs are either knowledge-based certificates, curriculum-based certificates, or certificates of attendance/ participation (Durley, 2005, p. 6). In the lactation field, we have many of these types of programs; they are essential 888217J HLXXX10.

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“…Through the years, it has changed its focus to become one of the world's leading scholarly lactation-focused research journals. The published research encompasses all aspects of the lactation field from the biochemistry of human milk to the history of infant feeding to the sociocultural contexts of breastfeeding families and caregivers, which reflects the development of the lactation field (Hoover et al, 2019).…”

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