 Left to right: Dr. Meghan Azad, Bridget McGann, Dr. Ryan Pace, Dr. Miena Hall. On August 1st, MILC Club members and colleagues hosted the second annual Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on the r/AskScience forum on Reddit ahead of World Breastfeeding Week. This is an opportunity to take a step back from our day-to-day work and get a snapshot of what the general public is wondering about lactation science. The event received about 81,000 views, 98 shares, and 32 questions. As with last year, the panelists were impressed with Redditors’ thoughtfulness, and their questions reflected a strong public appetite for lactation science. Participants asked about a wide range of topics including the adaptive and mechanistic biology of milk production and composition; breastfeeding and infant sleep; gaps in research, medical training, and support; factors influencing supply; and safety questions about toxins, microplastics, and medications. This event is part of our broader knowledge translation initiatives, and helps us address misinformation, increase interest in careers in lactation science, and foster public support for both research funding and breastfeeding-supportive public policy.
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