Martha, married to pediatrician, William Sears, M.D., is a registered nurse, a former childbirth educator, a La Leche League leader (since 1981), and a lactation consultant. Martha is the co-author with Dr. Sears of more than 25 parenting books and has been a popular lecturer and media guest, drawing on her eighteen years of breastfeeding experience with their eight children (including Stephen with Down syndrome and Lauren, their adopted daughter). The grandkid count is now at eleven, plus three great grandchildren. With experience as both a stay-at-home mother and a mother who works outside the home, Martha is noted for her advice on how to handle the most common problems facing today's mothers.
