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Equity in the IBCLC Credential

Equity in the IBCLC Credential

/ Communities, Health Care, Historical Reference / By Kathleen Anderson

In 2021, Durham advocates asked local hospitals to drop the Registered Nurse requirement for the IBCLC credential, an example of how naming a hiring barrier out loud can start to change it. Read the original letter and what came of it on the Breastfeed Durham site: Equity in the IBCLC Credential.

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