Evidence Analysis Team Promoting and Supporting Breastfeeding

Expert Work Group

• Carina Venter, PhD, SRD, RD, Chair
• Amy Brandes, LD,CNSD,CLC
• Kristina Elsaesser, MS, LD,CSP
• Lisa Hamlett, MS,RD,IBCLC
• Pamela Legowsk, MS,RD,CNSD,LDN
• Maria Nnyepi, RD,PhD
• Jennifer Weddig, MS, RD

Project Manager

• Mei Chung, MPH

Evidence Analysts

• Diane DellaValle, MS, RD
• Mable Everette, PhD, RD, FADA
• Mary Katherine 'Kathy' Hoy, EdD, RD
• Christiane L. Meireles, PhD, RD, LD
• Winifred Yu, MS, RD

Association Positions Committee Workgroup

• Carol Berg Sloan, RD
• Alana Cline, PhD, RD

Financial Contributors

• American Dietetic Association
• ADA Association Position Committee

ADA Staff

• Deborah Cummins, PhD
• Kari Kren, MPH, RD
• Esther F. Myers, PhD, RD

Note: ADA acknowledges and is grateful for support from sponsors; however ADA’s Scientific Affairs and Research maintains full control over the content and process of all evidence analysis projects including the selection of topics, evaluation of research, assignment of grades, and development of recommendations.

Disclosures of Potential Conflict of Interest: In the interest of full disclosure, ADA has adopted the policy of revealing relationships workgroup members have with companies that sell products or services that are relevant to this topic. Workgroup members are required to disclose potential conflicts of interest by completing the ADA Conflict of Interest Form. It should not be assumed that these financial interests will have an adverse impact on the content, but they are noted here to fully inform readers. None of the work group members listed above disclosed potential conflicts of interest.