Hi all,

I read Intern Blues a couple of years ago and remember that passage well. The
mom-doctor said that she didn't know any women who had breastfed their babies
during residency. How sad and frustrating that I could name a woman physician
(Marianne Neifert) who had nursed her babies during internship and residency
and this woman could not. It helped me to realize that maybe, in addition to
pumps, good maternity leave policies and the availability of reduced schedule
residencies, what physician-mothers need are mentors: doctor-mom to doctor-mom
support.

If you'd like to get some insight into what the lives of peds interns are
like, read this book! (I almost checked it out of the library last Sunday to
read once again.) BTW, this mom had a much better experience with her next
baby. I believe that she had a longer leave and was able to arrange it so that
she didn't have night call till the baby was 4 or 5 months old.

Warmly,
Carol Kelley  LLLL
Taylors SC