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Office
2516 Stockton Boulevard, Ticon II, Suite 340
Sacramento, CA 95817Phone+1 916-734-5387Fax+1 916-456-2236- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- https://health.ucdavis.edu/publish/providerbio/children/22122
Education & Training
- University of California, DavisMAS, Clinical Research, 2017 - 2019
- Oregon Health & Science UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 2010 - 2013
- University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineClass of 2010
- Midwestern State UniversityBS, Chemistry & Biology, Summa Cum Laude, Woman of the Year 2006, 2003 - 2006
Certifications & Licensure
- OR State Medical License 2012 - Present
- WA State Medical License Current
- CA State Medical License 2016 - 2025
- IA State Medical License 2013 - 2016
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- APA Research Scholar Academic Pediatric Association
- APA Resident Research Award Academic Pediatric Association
Clinical Trials
- Rx Milk Study of Donor Milk Supplementation to Improve Breastfeeding Outcomes Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 01
- PUMP (Providing the Underprivileged With Manual Pumps): An RCT Start of enrollment: 2017 May 17
- LIFT: Telemedicine Breastfeeding Support Start of enrollment: 2019 Jul 24
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Association of Breastfeeding Duration with Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in an Enriched Familial Likelihood Cohort for Autism Spectrum Disorder.Daniel J Tancredi, Danielle J Harvey, Rebecca J Schmidt, Ruchi Punatar, Kathleen Angkustsiri, Laura R Kair> ;Child Psychiatry and Human Development. 2024 Apr 24
- Awareness of the Maternal Health Benefits of Lactation Among U.S. Pregnant Individuals.Iwuagwu, C., Fix, M., Chen, M., Hoyt-Austin, A., Kair, L., Schwarz, E.> ;Women's Health Issues. 2024 Jan 31
- Prenatal Counseling on the Maternal Health Benefits of Lactation: A Randomized Trial.Fix, M., Iwuagwu, C., Schwarz, E., Hoyt-Austin, A., Kair, L., Chen, M.> ;Breastfeeding Medicine. 2024 Jan 1
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Press Mentions
- Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Goes Woke, Changes ‘Breastfeeding’ to ‘Chestfeeding’, ‘Breast Milk’ to ‘Parent’s Milk’August 15th, 2021
- Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Urges Use of 'Chestfeeding' and 'Parent’s Milk' in New GuidanceAugust 14th, 2021
- The Countries Where 1 in 5 Children Are Never BreastfedMay 9th, 2018
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Grant Support
- Understanding the Lactational Amenorrhea Method of Contraception for Mothers of Preterm and Term InfantsNICHD (PI: Melissa Chen, MD), Role Other Significant Contributor2017–2022
- Telemedicine Breastfeeding Support following Late Preterm Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial (Role: BIRCWHK12 Scholar)National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Office of Research on Women’s Health, Office of Dietary Supplements, and the National Institute of Aging2019–2021
- Breast Pumps at Hospital Discharge to Improve Exclusive Breastfeeding among Low-Income, First-time Mothers: A Randomized Controlled TrialAcademic Pediatric Association Nutrition in Underserved Communities Young Investigator Award2017–2018
- Rx Milk: Donor Milk Supplementation to Increase Breastfeeding Duration and Exclusivity, an RCTThe Children's Miracle Network2014–2015
- The Gerber Foundation Novice Research AwardThe Gerber Foundation2014–2015
Committees
- Member, Protocol Committee, Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine 2018 - Present
- Member, Steering Committee, Better Outcomes through Research for Newborns (BORN) Research Network 2013 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Academic Pediatric AssociationMember
- Academy of Breastfeeding MedicineFellow
- Society for Pediatric ResearchMember
Hospital Affiliations
- UC Davis Medical CenterSacramento, California
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