Congratulations Professor Peter Hartmann AM

Australia recognises Peter and has awarded him the MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA for service to science and education as an academic and researcher in the biochemistry and physiology of human lactation.

So very well deserved.
A bit about Peter…

Head and founder, Human Lactation Research Group, School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, University of Western Australia; Winthrop Professor of Biochemistry, since 1996; Dean, Faculty of Science, 1990-1992; Head, Department of Biochemistry, 1984-1990 and 1997-1999; Lecturer; since 1972.

Involved in the establishment of the Perron Rotary Human Milk Bank, King Edward Memorial Hospital, 2006.

Visiting Professor, Kagawa Nutrition University, Japan, since 1999.

Adjunct Professor, Department of Medical Imaging Science, Curtin University of Technology, 2000-2004.

Clinical Professor in Pediatrics, Texas Tech University, USA, 2002-2004.

Current President, International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation.

President, Nutrition Society of Australia, 1993-1996.

Member, Australian Society for Reproductive Biology.

Member, Australian Perinatal Society.

Member, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Member, Editorial Review Panel, Breastfeeding Review.

Member, Editorial Review Panel, Breastfeeding Medicine.

Member, Editorial Review Panel, International Breastfeeding Journal.

Fellow, Nutrition Society of Australia, 2008.

EVENTS not to be missed

Breastfeeding: Working it out

Early bird registrations for the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA)’s March seminar series Breastfeeding: Working it out have been extended to Friday 10 February.

Hurry and register at the early bird price and save! Members of the Australian Breastfeeding Association or Lactation Resource Centre save even more on their registration. Member discounts apply to all seminars and workshops. Click here to register

Breastfeeding – The Blueprint For Life

7-9 September 2012, Sydney Masonic Centre, Sydney, Australia.

Confirmed speakers: Prof Ann-Marie Widstrom, Catherine Watson Genna, Dr Sheela Geraghty.

The Scientific Committee invites you to submit an abstract for consideration as an oral paper or a poster for possible presentation at the LCANZ Conference 2012.

Deadline for abstracts: Monday 26 March 2012.

http://www.lcanz.org/conference2012.htm

The Milky Way: A galaxy of lactation information

13 & 14 Feb 2012, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

and

The Milky Way online conference

The Milky way online conference is available until April 12th 2012. CERPs available from your computer anywhere in the world.

11.25 L CERPs and .75 R CERPs have been allocated to this program

Presenters at both include: Dr James McKenna, Dr Michael Abou-Dakn, Rodney Whyte, Maureen Minchin and Liz Crowe

For more information on these conferences go to www.breastfeedingconferences.com.au

Understanding Lactation: The Work Continues

March 23-24, 2012 conference to be held in Berkeley, CA. www.SWAGconferences.org.
Speakers include Cathy Carothers, BLA, IBCLC, RLC, FILCA, James G. Murphy MD, FAAP, FABM, IBCLC and Laurie Nommsen-Rivers PhD, RD, IBCLC

WABA Newsleter

The WABA Research Task Force (RTF) is pleased to announce the December issue of the RTF e-newsletter is now available on the WABA website.

Please click on this link http://www.waba.org.my/whatwedo/research/pdf/rtfnl-dec11.pdf to download the RTF e-newsletter.

If you (or others) wish to subscribe to the newsletter, please complete the form at http://www.waba.org.my/whatwedo/research/rtfnl-form.htm and we will put you on our distribution list.

2010 Australian national infant feeding survey: indicator results

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The 2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey is the first specialised national survey of infant feeding practices in Australia.

The survey also collected information on attitudes towards, and enablers for and barriers against breastfeeding.

From the journals…

Predictors of and reasons for pacifier use in first-time mothers: an observational study

Chelsea E Mauch, Jane A Scott, Anthea M Magarey and Lynne A Daniels

BMC Pediatrics 2012, 12:7 doi:10.1186/1471-2431-12-7

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/12/7/abstract

Should infants and adults sleep in the same bed together?

Roger W Byard.

Med J Aust 2012; 196 (1): 10-11.

http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/196_01_160112/bya11358_fm.html

Exclusive breastfeeding duration and cardiorespiratory fitness in children and adolescents.

Labayen I, Ruiz JR, Ortega FB, Loit HM, Harro J, Villa I, Veidebaum T, Sjostrom M.

Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Jan 11;. [Epub ahead of print]

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22237059

Current state of US breastfeeding laws.

Nguyen TT, Hawkins SS.

Matern Child Nutr. 2012 Jan 11;. [Epub ahead of print]

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22236439

A short history of infant feeding and growth.

Weaver L.

Early Hum Dev. 2012 Jan 17;. [Epub ahead of print]

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22261287

Medications and breast-feeding: Current concepts.

Nice FJ, Luo AC.

J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2012 Jan 1;52(1):86-94.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22257621

Predictors of and reasons for pacifier use in first-time mothers: an observational study.

Mauch CE, Scott JA, Magarey AM, Daniels LA.

BMC Pediatr. 2012 Jan 19;12(1):7. [Epub ahead of print]

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22257532

Are fathers underused advocates for breastfeeding?

Kenosi M, Hawkes CP, Dempsey EM, Ryan CA.

Ir Med J. 2011 Nov-Dec;104(10):313-5.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22256447

Breastfeeding and infant temperament at age three months.

de Lauzon-Guillain B, Wijndaele K, Clark M, Acerini CL, Hughes IA, Dunger DB, Wells JC, Ong KK.

PLoS One. 2012;7(1):e29326.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22253712

Maternal Attachment Representations and Initiation and Duration of Breastfeeding.

Scharfe E.

J Hum Lact. 2012 Jan 17;. [Epub ahead of print]

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22253361

Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding in Kware, Nigeria.

Oche M, Umar A, Ahmed H.

Afr Health Sci. 2011 Sep;11(3):518-23.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22275948

Provider management and support for breastfeeding pain.

Strong GD.

J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2011 Nov;40(6):753-64.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22273451

Human milk: medicine for premature babies.

Hilton S.

Pract Midwife. 2011 Dec;14(11):32-4.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22216587

Breastfeeding in public: Australia and the UK.

Byrom S.

Pract Midwife. 2011 Dec;14(11):5.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22216578

Mothers’ experience of fathers’ support for breast-feeding.

Nickerson LE, Sykes AC, Fung TT.

Public Health Nutr. 2012 Jan 27;:1-8. [Epub ahead of print]

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22281278

Three cases of lithium exposure and exclusive breastfeeding.

Bogen DL, Sit D, Genovese A, Wisner KL.

Arch Womens Ment Health. 2012 Jan 26;. [Epub ahead of print]

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22277970

Systematic review of peer support for breastfeeding continuation: metaregression analysis of the effect of setting, intensity, and timing.

Jolly K, Ingram L, Khan KS, Deeks JJ, Freemantle N, Macarthur C.

BMJ. 2012 Jan 25;344:d8287.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22277543

Understanding the evidence for and against the role of breastfeeding in&#146;allergy prevention.

Matheson MC, Allen KJ, Tang ML.

Clin Exp Allergy. 2012 Jan 26;. [Epub ahead of print]

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22276526

Pharmacological treatment of unipolar depression during pregnancy and breast-feeding-A clinical overview.

Nielsen RE, Damkier P.

Nord J Psychiatry. 2012 Jan 30;. [Epub ahead of print]

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22283766

The impact of neonatal breast-feeding on growth trajectories of youth exposed and unexposed to diabetes in utero: the EPOCH Study.

Crume TL, Ogden LG, Mayer-Davis EJ, Hamman RF, Norris JM, Bischoff KJ, McDuffie R, Dabelea D.

Int J Obes (Lond). 2012 Jan 31;. [Epub ahead of print]

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22290537

Breastfeeding Protects against Current Asthma up to 6 Years of Age.

Silvers KM, Frampton CM, Wickens K, Pattemore PK, Ingham T, Fishwick D, Crane J, Ian Town G, Epton MJ.

J Pediatr. 2012 Jan 28;. [Epub ahead of print]

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstract&db=PubMed&list_uids=22289356

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