Lactation

Pathway Contributor: Kristen Di Lullo

Credentials:
BSc, RD

Contributions:

• How does lactation affect an individual’s requirement for vitamin/mineral supplementation?  

  Role: Reviewer

• What interventions are effective in promoting initiation and continuation of lactation in the primary care setting?  

  Role: Reviewer

• What are the risks to the infant when the lactating individual uses drugs (e.g. cocaine, cannabis, amphetamines, hallucinogens, opioids)?  

  Role: Reviewer

• What are the risks to the infant and the quality of human milk when lactating individuals smoke cigarettes or use snuff?  

  Role: Reviewer

• What are the risks to the infant when the lactating individual consumes alcohol?  

  Role: Reviewer

• What are the recommendations for postpartum weight loss for lactating individuals?  

  Role: Reviewer

• Do herbs/herbal teas have an effect on a lactating individual’s milk production?  

  Role: Reviewer

• What are the infant and gestational-parental health outcomes associated with breastfeeding compared to infant formula feeding?  

  Role: Reviewer

• What are the omega-3 fatty acid needs of a lactating individual?  

  Role: Reviewer

• What are the general nutritional needs of a lactating individual?  

  Role: Reviewer

• What are the infant (term) and gestational-parental health outcomes associated with mixed feeding (human milk and formula milk)?  

  Role: Reviewer

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