Lactation Collaborative

From Doula to Bilingual IBCLC: Nicola Young’s Vision Becomes a Clinic

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Before the Breastfeed Durham Lactation Collaborative existed, Nicola Young was already imagining it. “I initially decided to pursue lactation training after witnessing, as a doula, the barriers to infant feeding support that Spanish-speaking and other historically excluded families were facing in our community. I dreamt of being able to provide lactation support free of charge […]

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First and Foremost, a Human Being: Dr. Nicole Forlan on the Heart of Lactation Care

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August 24th, 2026 — Dr. Nicole Forlan Dr. Nicole Forlan teaches nursing at UNC Chapel Hill. She has practiced in Barbados, Kenya, and across the maternal-newborn units of central North Carolina. She is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She is a mentor to dozens of future nurses each year. And on the Saturdays when

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How the Lactation Collaborative Began: Co-Founder Jess Woon

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When Jess Woon describes the work of the Breastfeed Durham Lactation Collaborative, the word that anchors everything is one most clinics never use. Our hope is that through the Collaborative, families feel more than educated. They feel held. A labor and delivery nurse turned postpartum nurse turned International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Jess co-founded the

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