Gloria Dudney RN, BSN, IBCLC, RLC
East Tennessee State University Health, Director of Lactation Services
Gloria Dudney, RN, BSN, IBCLC, RLC has been practicing maternal-child nursing for 31 years and has been board-certified as a Lactation Consultant for more than 20 years. She has inpatient experience in addition to 24 years in a large pediatric practice where she launched the first outpatient lactation clinic in the region. She now serves as the Director of Lactation Services for East Tennessee State University Health where she has pioneered an innovative antenatal lactation program that includes both patient care and OB resident training.
Gloria is an advocate for increased access to expert breastfeeding support and recently led a successful campaign to secure Medicaid coverage for lactation services in the state of Tennessee.