Lactation Consultant Business Cards for Hospital and Private Practice Support

International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs) are the gold standard breastfeeding support professionals — healthcare providers specializing in the clinical management of breastfeeding. New parents who struggle with latch, supply, pain, or complex infant feeding needs depend on the IBCLC's expertise during one of the most vulnerable periods of parenthood.

What Lactation Consultant Cards Must Include

Your Credential

• IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) — the IBLCE credential, the only internationally recognized clinical credential in lactation
• "IBCLC" always listed after your name
• IBLCE certificate number (optional)
• Recertification cycle: 5-year (or 10-year with CERPs)
• RN IBCLC — if also a nurse
• CLC (Certified Lactation Counselor) — entry-level credential (Healthy Children Project) — below IBCLC scope
• CBC (Certified Breastfeeding Counselor) — another entry-level credential

Your Setting

• Hospital-based lactation: Maternity ward, NICU, pediatric inpatient
• Private practice lactation: Home visits, office visits, telehealth
• WIC lactation: WIC program support (government breastfeeding support program)
• Pediatric office lactation: Embedded in pediatric practice

Services

• Prenatal breastfeeding education (before birth)
• Initial latch assessment and support
• Milk supply evaluation and troubleshooting
• Engorgement, mastitis, and pain management
• Tongue-tie assessment (tethered oral tissues — frenotomy referral)
• Pumping and milk storage guidance
• Weaning support
• Special circumstances: NICU, premature, multiples, adoptive breastfeeding, chest feeding
• Weighted feeding: Using a precision scale to measure milk transfer
• Return to work / pumping planning

Telehealth

• "Virtual lactation consultations available"
• Available across state lines (if applicable — IBCLC can provide consultations virtually)

Insurance

• "Covered by most insurance under ACA"
• "In-network: [BCBS | Aetna | United]"
• "Billing insurance on your behalf"

Who Refers

• OBs and midwives
• Pediatricians and family physicians
• Labor and delivery nurses
• Postpartum doulas

Design for Lactation Consultants

Warm, Nurturing, Professional

Lactation consultant card design:

• Warmth (working with new parents in vulnerable moments)
• Healthcare professional credential
• Supportive and hopeful

Color palette:

• Blush + warm cream: nurturing, new baby
• Soft teal + white: healthcare, clean
• Warm sage + cream: natural, supportive

Imagery: A warm, professional feeding image or a simple botanical element. Not clinical, not graphic — just warm and inviting.

Back of Card

1. "IBCLC | International Board Certified Lactation Consultant"
2. "Latch | Supply | Pain | Pumping | Tongue-tie | Return to work"
3. "Telehealth available | In-home visits | [Insurance list]"
4. "ACA-covered breastfeeding support — most insurance accepted"
5. "Schedule a consultation: [QR or phone]"

Checklist

• [ ] "IBCLC" prominently after name
• [ ] Services listed (latch, supply, pain, pumping)
• [ ] Home visit vs. office vs. telehealth
• [ ] Insurance (ACA mandate coverage)
• [ ] Tongue-tie assessment
• [ ] Prenatal and postpartum
• [ ] Return to work pumping
• [ ] Warm, supportive card design