In honor of Mother’s Day, here’s a deep dive into our collection of articles and resources about the integration of medicine and motherhood.

ACEP Resources:

• Policy Statement: Support for Nursing Mothers
• “We Can Do It” Mother’s Day card and/or free art print for download (same image you see at the top of this article)

From ACEP Now:

• Best-Practice Recommendations for Clinical Scheduling During Pregnancy
• Better Communication with Medical Leadership Brings More Opportunities for Emergency Physician Mother
• Current Workplace Laws Offer Protections but Aren’t Optimized for EM
• Emergency Physician Parents Share How They’re Managing the COVID-19 Crisis
• Emergency Physician Sidesteps Poor U.S. Maternity Leave Practices by Negotiating Her Own
• How to Support Breastfeeding at Conferences and Testing Centers

From the ACEP Young Physicians Section:

• Balance is a Myth: Tips for integrating life as a mother, wife and physician
• PUMP IT UP: Tips for EM Physician Mothers Who Need to Pump at Work
• Tips for Pregnant EM Physicians

From ACEP American Association of Women Emergency Physicians:

• Pregnancy and the Emergency Physician: One Woman’s Epiphany
• A Mother’s Love
• The Pregnant Intern

From Annals of Emergency Medicine:

• Surveying Maternal Experiences and Perceptions in Female Emergency Physicians
• On Being a Resident and a Mom
• The Doctor’s Kid