Dr. MILK
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Doctor M.others I.nterested in L.actation K.nowledge
(Dr. MILK) provides evidence-based support and education for physician women to
reach their breastfeeding goals and apply that knowledge to their medical
practice.
Twitter campaign #STOPpumpdump
- Having a CT/MRI/xray and breastfeeding? Don't dump milk read here: American College of Radiology
- Taking a medicine and told to pump/dump? Probably bad advice check here: Infant Risk
- Surgery or Operating Room told to pump/dump? Anesthesiology protocol Stop Pump Dump
Are you a physician and pumping breast milk for your
child?
Are you struggling to maintain your milk supply?
Do the hours and pressure
of work make breastfeeding
and breast milk expression difficult?
Are you looking for tips and advice from other physicians who have been in your shoes?
Do you want to give the best breastfeeding advice to your patients?
Do you want to share your experiences to help other women achieve their breastfeeding goals?
If you answered YES to any of these questions....
you are in the right place! Please Join Dr. MILK
We are 15,000+ Dr. MILK® members-strong from across the world and every specialty of medicine:
Dr. MILK® members are MD/DO medical students, residents, and in practice
We have chapters in Northern VA, Phoenix, AZ, New Orleans, LA, Dallas, TX, Hershey, PA, Birmingham, AL.
Contact us to start a Dr. MILK® chapter in your city.
READ MORE:
"Dr. MILK: Support Program for Physician Mothers" in the journal Breastfeeding Medicine 2013: Dr. MILK publication
We want to educate providers in the community who are giving "bad" advice. If you want us to contact them (we will not share any of your information) please complete this form. We will send a generic cover letter that they were identified as giving "non-evidence based" advice and resources to learn more. Thank you!
