IBCLC certification results March 2023

International Board Certified Lactation Consultants function and contribute as members of the maternal-child health team. They provide care in a variety of settings, while making appropriate referrals to other health professionals and community support resources. Working together with families, policymakers, and society, IBCLCs provide expert breastfeeding and lactation care, promote changes that support breastfeeding and help reduce the risks of not breastfeeding.The international certification board that provides IBCLC credentials is IBLCE (International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners), where certification can be awarded after IBCLC candidates fulfill administrative requirements, then take a computer-based test (CBT) and through Live Remote Proctoring (LRP).Certification is held twice per year. For year 2023, the certification period are in March and September. Nearly 1,700 candidates from 58 countries participated in the IBCLC certification examination in March 2023, including Indonesia.As a team that actively provides lactation services in Indonesia, members of the Praborini lactation team also took part in the IBCLC certification exam. Preparations are made several months before the exam, including textbooks reading and questions discussing. Exam results are announced about 3 months after the exam is administered. For the period of March 2023, 7 doctors from the Praborini lactation team passed the IBCLC certification exam:

dr. Anjar Setiani, Pediatrician, IBCLC

dr. Ayi Dilla Septarini, Pediatrician, IBCLC

dr. Hafiidhaturrahmah, M.Sc, Pediatrician, IBCLC

dr. Septina Ayu Samsiati, M.Sc, Pediatrician, IBCLC

dr. Nurmaulidia, IBCLC

dr. Sarah Kamilah, IBCLC

dr. Willey Eliot, M.Kes, IBCLC