Breastfeeding at work: Dr Hollie Hearfield

In this episode we speak to Dr Hollie Hearfield. Dr Hearfield is a Consultant in psychiatry and is one of the lead authors of recent published research  into the experiences of breastfeeding NHS workers.

In this episode we discuss her personal experience as a breastfeeding mother and what inspired her to carry out this research .

We will also discuss the findings of the research specific to doctors .

We discuss some of the actions you might take to improve your experience if you choose to breastfeed or express milk at work .

She also shares tips and advice for breastfeeding doctors and other tips and advice for managing the juggle .

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-open/article/breast-feeding-experiences-of-nhs-staff-returning-to-work-from-maternity-leave-a-national-study/3B54D90AFE2054D1B8B53745C22C039A