Low Milk Production: Unseen and Understudied Mechanisms

With insufficient milk production as one of the leading causes of early breastfeeding cessation, this presentation will explore new research that is starting to yield a window into this complication of lactation. A genetic underpinning of low milk supply related to gene polymorphisms and variants in mammary secretory genes as well as chronic systemic inflammation have all been implicated as culprits to this common challenge for nursing parents and lactation personnel.