*ONLINE* Science & Economics of Human Milk

Join Dr Julie Smith and Dr Simon Cameron as they share their research on the science and economics of human milk.

Research by Dr Julie Smith at the Australian National University since 2004 has brought economic and feminist perspectives to the problem of addressing barriers to breastfeeding. This research has innovatively applied economic and market techniques to thinking about women’s infant feeding decisions and policy.
This research provided new and relevant information on parental time use, ‘willingness to pay’, and economic values of breastfeeding including through the Time Use Survey of New Mothers (TUSNM). It highlighted the economic value of the time women invest in breastfeeding and care of infants and young children. It showed the need for governments and employers to also invest in breastfeeding such as through paid maternity leave and breastfeeding friendly workplace environments.

Dr Simon Cameron, QUB Vice Chancellor Fellow at the School of Biological Sciences studies human milk to better understand the the role that different components of human milk play in the development of the infant microbiome.

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