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MilkWorks empowers Lincoln families with positive support

• BY CLOVER FREDERICK FOR L MAGAZINE
• Sep 18, 2021
• Sep 18, 2021 Updated Sep 2, 2022
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Dr. Leeper (at right) helps Maritza Asboe weigh her baby Gabriella. Weight checks are a free service to families at MilkWorks.

• PHOTO BY JOHN F. KELLER

(From left) MilkWorks founders were (from left) Jill Tice, RN, IBCLC; Melissa Folsom, MPA: Marsha Dvorak, Doula; Kathy Leeper, MD, IBCLC, FABM; Ann Seacrest, RN, IBCLC; Kaye Lidolph, RN, IBCLC; and Sandy Kelly, RN.

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BY CLOVER FREDERICK FOR L MAGAZINE

Researchers have reported that after being administered with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine breastfeeding mothers experienced similar side effects to what has previously been reported in non-breastfeeding women and infants exhibited no serious side effects

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MilkWorks founders

MilkWorks was founded in 2001 by a group of nurses, certified breastfeeding educators, doulas and a medical doctor:

Marsha Dvorak, Doula

Melissa Folsom, MPA

Sandy Kelly, RN

Kathy Leeper, MD, IBCLC, FABM

Kaye Lidolph, RN, IBCLC

Ann Seacrest, RN, IBCLC

Jill Tice, RN, IBCLC

Dozens of other women have worked at MilkWorks over the years, contributing to the organization’s ability to support our community’s families.

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Dr. Leeper (at right) helps Maritza Asboe weigh her baby Gabriella. Weight checks are a free service to families at MilkWorks.

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Julia McQuillan and her baby Thea were among MilkWorks’ first clients when it opened in 2001.

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(From left) MilkWorks founders were (from left) Jill Tice, RN, IBCLC; Melissa Folsom, MPA: Marsha Dvorak, Doula; Kathy Leeper, MD, IBCLC, FABM; Ann Seacrest, RN, IBCLC; Kaye Lidolph, RN, IBCLC; and Sandy Kelly, RN.

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