9.6 Dr Wendy Jones MBE - Supporting Breastfeeding: Bottles, Draughts & Medications #MidwiferyHour

This session looks at some issues around breastfeeding, recent research in bottle refusal by breastfed babies, and the intricacies of discussion about medications when breastfeeding.

Hosted by:
Sue Macdonald, Midwifery Expert, Mayes Midwifery

Contributions from:
Dr Wendy Jones MBE, Pharmacist & Author, Breastfeeding and Medication

Biography:

Dr Wendy Jones MBE
Wendy was one of the founder members of the UK breastfeeding charity the Breastfeeding Network (BfN) having previously been an NCT breastfeeding counsellor. In her employed life she was a community pharmacist and also worked in doctor surgeries. She qualified as a pharmacist prescriber on primary prevention of coronary heart disease.

Wendy left paid work to concentrate on writing her books and developing her website neither of which earn much but hopefully provide information for mothers and professionals!

Wendy is known for her work on providing a service on the compatibility of drugs in breastmilk and has been a registered breastfeeding supporter for 35 years. She is passionate that breastfeeding should be valued by all and that medication should not be a barrier. She handed over the BfN drugs in breastmilk to a group of 11 other pharmacists in 2022 but continues to work by herself.

Wendy was awarded a Points of Light award by the UK Prime Minister Teresa May in 2018 and an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List 2018 for services to mothers and babies. She received her award at Windsor Castle in May 2019 from Her Majesty the Queen.

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