Infant Nutrition - Breastfeeding

Pathway Contributor: Dawna Royall

Credentials:
FDC, MSc, RD

Bio:
Dawna Royall is a Senior Evidence Analyst for PEN® and is the Editor of the Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research. She is also a contract research consultant for the University of Guelph with research interests that focus on improving the effectiveness of nutrition services in primary care. She completed her undergraduate degree in nutrition at the University of Manitoba, a Dietetic Internship at Kingston General Hospital and an MSc in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto. She has worked as a clinical dietitian and a research coordinator.

Contributions:

• What dietary supplements are necessary for healthy full-term breastfed infants?  

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• What dietary supplements are necessary for healthy full-term breastfed infants?  

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• In a newborn infant, term and near term (35 to 36 completed weeks gestation), with hyperbilirubinemia, should breastfeeding be discontinued?  

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• Are there safety concerns for the ingestion of fish in women who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or breastfeeding related to mercury contamination?  

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• What are the risks to the infant when the breastfeeding mother uses illicit drugs?  

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• What are the risks to the infant when the breastfeeding mother uses illicit drugs?  

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• What are the risks to the infant when the breastfeeding mother consumes alcohol?  

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• What are the risks to the infant when the breastfeeding mother consumes alcohol?  

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• What are the risks to the infant and the quality of breastmilk when breastfeeding mothers smoke cigarettes or use snuff?  

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• What are the risks to the infant and the quality of breastmilk when breastfeeding mothers smoke cigarettes or use snuff?  

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• How long can breastmilk be stored and under what conditions?  

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• What types of containers are appropriate for storing breastmilk?  

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• Does warming breastmilk by microwave heating affect the nutrients and/or immune properties compared to breastmilk warmed by other methods?  

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• What are the infant and maternal health outcomes associated with breastfeeding for six to 12 months or more compared to outcomes of infants and mothers who stop breastfeeding before six months?  

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

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• Lactation/Breastfeeding Background

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