Well Newborn
Breastfeeding/Human Milk
Scholarly Sessions
Public Health
Neonatology
Injury Prevention
Hospital-based Medicine
Epidemiology & Health Services Pathway
Diversity and Inclusion
Community Pediatrics
Quality Improvement/Patient Safety
Pediatric Nutrition
Health Services Research
Health Equity/Social Determinants of Health
General Pediatrics
Gastroenterology/Hepatology
Clinical Research Pathway
Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology
Advocacy Pathway
Sarah Taylor, MD, MSCR
Associate Professor
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Sarah Keim, PhD MA MS
Associate Professor
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Breastfeeding advocacy and human milk research have progressed exponentially over the past 30 years. Research agendas for the next decade are focusing on resolution of persistent breastfeeding disparities and on deeper scientific investigation of the mechanisms by which human milk promotes health. PAS Milk Club 2020 presents the current state and ongoing priorities for breastfeeding and human milk science. Research strategies will be presented by Dr. Andrew Bremer, Chief of the Pediatric Growth and Nutrition Branch at NICHD, and will address the importance of studying (i) the nutritive and non-nutritive bioactive components of human milk as well as factors influencing their variability between women and throughout gestation and lactation, (ii) the functional mechanisms by which human milk components – acting both individually and together – promote intestinal maturation, protect against infection and inflammation, and stimulate immune development in the infant, and (iii) the safety of medication use during pregnancy and lactation to allow more women the opportunity to achieve their lactation goals. Specific goals in advocacy will be presented by Dr. Lori Feldman-Winters, an international expert in breastfeeding and safe sleep promotion, and include (i) specialized programs to reach populations previously on the perimeter of breastfeeding promotion, (ii) recommendations to optimize and reduce disparities in safe sleep and breastfeeding concurrently, and (iii) communication strategies to disseminate novel research describing the association between breastfeeding and reduced infant mortality.
9:00 | Welcome and Introduction of Dr. Bremer
9:05-9:45 | Dr. Bremer presentation
9:45-10:00 | Q&A and Introduction of Dr. Winter
10:00-10:40 | Dr. Winter presentation
10:40-10:55 | Q&A
10:55-11:00 | Close
Presenter: Sarah Keim, PhD MA MS – Nationwide Children's Hospital
Presenter: Andrew Bremer, MD, PhD – NICHD/NIH
Presenter: Lori Feldman-Winter, MD, MPH – Cooper University Health Care
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