I think this depends on the hospitals size and # of deliveries per year.  Back in the Dark Ages (1986) when I worked as a hospital LC, I occasionally got pulled to L & D or nursery or pp when things got overwhelming (you know if you deliver 1500 babies a year they don't come 2 per shift :-).  I was very clear in L & D that I could monitor labor or do post delivery care, but my lack of frequency in the delivery room was a hazard. Nursery & PP were  a cinch  for me, had 5 and tons of grands. and 20 years as a LLLL :-)  And yes, Dr Wight we notice things, not just breasts :-)
It didn't happen often, just once in a while when things got desperate.  I'd rather have been pulled, then have something awful happen in any area when I was  able to help  with 2 hands and a brain. Now, if the hospital has 6000 deliveries a year, then that is another story.  There should really be no reason that a IBCLC would be pulled to do something else.  I think you may find that larger hospitals do hire non RN IBCLCs.  We could do a Lactnet survey :-)  
 

RN/IBCLC or IBCLC only
# of deliveries/year
pulled or no
 
Pat in SNJ

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