Jo-Anna Baxter, PhD @joannabaxter

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Join @joannabaxter.bsky.social and Alison Mildon on Tues, Sept 9 (12–1 PM EST) for a free CNS/SCN webinar! 🎓
They will share findings from their mixed-methods research on the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP). More details can be found here: lnkd.in/gkHrbTR9

04.09.2025 20:12 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

It's #WorldBreastfeedingWeek, so it feels timely to share our team's latest publication! In rural Pakistan, we studied the effects of perinatal multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) on breastmilk composition and infant size. Key findings below! Full AJCN paper here: tinyurl.com/26459dsw

06.08.2025 22:49 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Suboptimal gestational weight gain and neonatal outcomes in low and middle income countries: individ... Objective To estimate the associations between gestational weight gain (GWG) during pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in low and middle income countries. Design Individual participant data meta-analysi...

Our recent study published in the @BMJ using individual participant data from over 100,000 pregnancies in low- and middle-income countries shows that suboptimal gestational weight gain is associated with a wide range of adverse neonatal outcomes. Dive into the paper here: www.bmj.com/content/382/...

09.10.2023 15:00 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

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Kozeta Miliku MD, PhD
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Emily R Smith, ScD, MPH
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Associate Professor @GWPublicHealth. Epidemiologist. #GlobalHealth. I study infection & nutrition in pregnancy. Advocate for evidence. Alumna @HarvardChanSPH @EmoryRollins. Lover of coffee, crosswords, & cooking with friends.

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Taryn Smith, PhD
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Research Associate, University of Liverpool Maternal & child nutrition | Global nutrition | Child development

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Indi Trehan
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Nandita Perumal, PhD
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Assistant Professor, Dept of Epi/Bios, University of South Carolina. Perinatal & Pediatric Epidemiology | Global Nutrition | Maternal & Child Health. 🇨🇦 in 🇺🇸. Views are my own.