Journal of Human Lactation- Discard the Stereotype, Strengthen the Science, and Experience Success
- Developmental Origins of Health and Disease: The Role of Human Milk in Preventing Disease in the 21st Century
- Punching Above Its Weight: Does New Zealand's Responsibility for Protecting, Promoting, and Supporting Breastfeeding Extend beyond Its Own Borders?
- Thickened Milk for the Management of Feeding and Swallowing Issues in Infants: A Call for Interdisciplinary Professional Guidelines
- From Breast Milk to Brains: The Potential of Stem Cells in Human Milk
Tag Archives: Diana Cassar-Uhl
New Opportunities for Supporting Breastfeeding Mothers: The Boob Group Podcast
Robin Kaplan helped to birth this blog just over 1 year ago and nurtured it through its infancy. She recently resigned her duties at Lactation Matters to pursue some new opportunities, including serving as both host and producer of The … Continue reading
Posted in Mother to Mother Support, Social Media
Tagged Diana Cassar-Uhl, Hypoplasia, IGT, podcast, Robin Kaplan, The Boob Group, Tongue Tie
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Are Oligosaccharides a Key to Reducing HIV in Breastfed Babies?
One of the most fascinating mysteries of our time is the low rate of mother-to-infant transmission of HIV via the milk of an infected mother. In the absence of antiretroviral drug therapy (ART), 10-15% of babies born to infected mothers acquire the … Continue reading
Playing Sherlock
Written by Diana Cassar-Uhl When we begin our encounter with a mother, whether it’s before she’s discharged from the hospital, on a home visit during the first week, or after she’s struggled to find comfort and confidence in breastfeeding, our assessment of … Continue reading
Does Breastmilk Neutralize HIV?
Written by Diana Cassar-Uhl, IBCLC As an IBCLC, I’m always thrilled when a new study comes out and affirms what I already know about human milk – that it’s amazing and we’re constantly learning something new about it. Last summer, … Continue reading
Posted in Breastfeeding Advocacy, Breastfeeding Around the Globe, Research
Tagged breastfeeding, Diana Cassar-Uhl, HIV/AIDS, research
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Assessing and Leveraging Learning Preferences to Optimize How We Help Mothers
Written by Diana Cassar-Uhl, IBCLC and La Leche League Leader “I see … “ “I hear you!” “I got it.” When we first meet a mother for a lactation consult, we’re working “on baby time!” We are charged with assessment … Continue reading
Breastfeeding and the Working Mother
Written by Diana Cassar-Uhl, IBCLC and La Leche League Leader We know what the studies say: mothers who have to separate from their infants to return to the workplace are statistically less successful (Johnson & Esposito, 2007) at meeting the … Continue reading
