Last talk of the day: Prolactin: Pleiotropic actions in pregnancy and lactation #ABM2022 Prolactin's role:
- Required for milk production
- Acts on secretory epithelial cells to promote synthesis of milk proteins
- Mammary gland development during pregnancy #ABM2022

Next session: Yvonne LeFort on Ankyloglossia & the breastfeeding dyad #ABM2022 Lots to cover in 45 minutes... #ABM2022

Next up: Panel Discussion: Skin-to-Skin Around the World #ABM2022, starting with Maite Hernandez-Aquilar Context: skin-to-skin was not always recommended. Research in the early 1970s included initial contact, followed by 9 hours (!!) of separation... #ABM2022

Podium presentations starting now... #ABM2022 First up: #breastfeeding disparities and #SUID Study included 4 years of births in US and linked SUID deaths #ABM2022
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Workshop getting started at #ABM2022... Reducing Racial Disparities in Breastfeeding in the USA Dr. Michal Young kicking off the conversation #ABM2022

Next up: Ilana Levine on parents’ research priorities for lactation after prematurity #abm2022 Lots of challenges unique to lactation after prematurity - and extra importance for medically fragile infants #ABM2022

Kicking off the conference: Larry Noble on Breastfeeding, Microbiome and Epigenetics #ABM2022 Breastfeeding occurs in the 1,000 Days, a critical window that impacts lifelong health ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P… #ABM2022

Maternity Care in the United States Remains Separate and Unequal.

To fix it, #ListenToBlackWomen @Shafia_SMC @doccrearperry @jessicaroach01 @AncientSong7 @BlkMamasMatter @SisterSong_WOC @BirthingJustice #BlackMamasMatter #BMHC18 momsrising.org/blog/maternity… Congress has introduced 20 different bills this session to address maternal mortality. However, these bills do not sufficiently address a fundament problem: racism, not race, is a key contributor disparities in maternal mortality. 1/