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CBRN Researchers

We are pleased to present the researchers that make up the Canadian Breastfeeding Research Network. 

University of Toronto
Daniel Sellen

University of Toronto

Food security, social support, pre-term

Ontario Tech University
Jennifer Abbass-Dick

Ontario Tech University

Co-parenting, fathers, eHealth, health literacy, implementation, randomized control trial

University of New Brunswick
Rosann Edwards

University of New Brunswick

Maternal satisfaction, high-risk mothers, maternity shelters, supports, younger mothers, older mothers

University of Manitoba
Meghan Azad

University of Manitoba

Human milk, microbiome, breastfeeding, systems, biology, birth cohorts

Memorial University Newfoundland
Laurie Twells

Memorial University Newfoundland

Breastfeeding protection and support, BFI, health policy, hospital practices

McGill University
Sonia Semenic

McGill University

Evidence-based practices, BHFI, breastfeeding promotion, breastfeeding support, breastfeeding self-efficacy, knowledge translation

UWO
Kimberley Jackson

UWO

Breastfeeding challenges, breastfeeding and intimate partner violence, breastfeeding and mothering

St. Francis Xavier University
Britney Benoit

St. Francis Xavier University

Baby-friendly initiative, skin-to-skin contact, infant pain management, randomized control trials, implementation research

University of Regina
Shela Hirani

University of Regina

Baby-friendly initiative, breastfeeding, vulnerable population, health promotion, brain development, disaster, displacement, policies, advocacy

Lakehead University
Karen McQueen

Lakehead University

Breastfeeding self-efficacy, infant feeding and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, breastfeeding interventions

University of Manitoba
Gary Shen

University of Manitoba

Breastfeeding, diabetes, pregnancy, Indigenous rural communities, lifestyle education

University of Ottawa
Josdalyne Anderson

University of Ottawa

Breastfeeding, risk factors, low milk supply, toolkits

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