Breastfeeding: The Latest Science and Resources
5 Questions Answered by Dr. Donovan in Honor of Breastfeeding Month
Dr. Donovan’s research focus is health issues facing children and families, including promoting a healthy gut, brain, and microbiome through nutrition, preventing childhood obesity and picky eating behaviors. Her studies show that the first 1,000 days of life, spanning from conception until age 2, are of utmost importance for positive health outcomes.
Dr. Donovan is a Professor and the Melissa M. Noel Endowed Chair in Nutrition and Health and Director of the Personalized Nutrition Initiative at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Presentations by Leading Experts on Breastfeeding
Research on Milk Composition
Longitudinal Changes in Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs) Over the Course of 24 Months of Lactation
A Systematic Review of Collection and Analysis of Human Milk for Macronutrient Composition (Free!)
Total Water-Soluble Choline Concentration Does Not Differ in Milk from Vegan, Vegetarian, and Nonvegetarian Lactating Women (Free!)
Milk for Infant Microbiome
Maternal Diet and Infant Feeding Practices Are Associated with Variation in the Human Milk Microbiota at 3 Months Postpartum in a Cohort of Women with High Rates of Gestational Glucose Intolerance
Maternal Diet Shapes the Breast Milk Microbiota Composition and Diversity: Impact of Mode of Delivery and Antibiotic Exposure (Free!)
Breastfeeding Performance and Infant Outcomes
Adiposity and Fat-Free Mass of Children Born with Very Low Birth Weight Do Not Differ in Children Fed Supplemental Donor Milk Compared with Those Fed Preterm Formula (Free!)
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