When the “Georgia Lactation Consultant Practice Act” took effect in July 2016, the state became only the second in the nation to license professional breastfeeding specialists.
“It took us a few years to get everyone educated at the Capitol,” said Merrilee Gober, the licensure liaison for the Southeastern Lactation Consultant Association (SELCA).
Four years, in fact.
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