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 primary care pharmacist. She qualified as a pharmacist prescriber on primary prevention of coronary heart disease. Wendy left paid work 12 years ago to concentrate on writing her books and developing her website to 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 36 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 service to a group of 11 other pharmacists in 2022 but continues to work by herself.
Wendy was awarded 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.
She has 3 daughters and 7 grandchildren all of whom were breastfed. She continues to work on her website www.breastfeeding-and-medication.co.uk and her Facebook Page Breastfeeding and Medication with no plans to retire anytime soon.
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