Jun
14
2019
In the News: Eagles Autism Challenge, ASCO Young Investigator, Innovation in Collaboration, Trauma and Development, Post-Injury Mental Health, AWHONN Award
We’re sailing into the middle of June with yet another set of exciting headlines, from the fundraising results of this the 2019 Eagles Autism Challenge, to two new awards that support researchers in our Cancer Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, to novel insights into mental health after a serious injury, and to discoveries about the impact of trauma and poverty on brain development. Read on for the latest CHOP research news!
The Findings: Breastfeeding women who return to work may face daunting challenges as they figure out their rights in the workplace. The investigators involved in this study reported thatPhiladelphia and New York are just 2 of 151 cities from across the United States that have workplace regulations outlining protections for a nursing mother who wants to breastfeed or express milk at her place of employment. Their findings suggest that the limitations of existing federal and state legislation are not met by protections at the city-level. There is a “paucity of city-level legislation to protect the employed breastfeeding and/or pumping employee.”
September marks National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and this year at 
This week in the news, those sorts of everyday queries – whether they’re about how to breastfeed, why parents should follow a vaccine schedule, or how mechanical circulatory support devices work – led to exciting headline-making stories.
Welcome back to another weekly roundup of research news from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia!
August is perfect for lazy summer days, but our pediatric research news never rests. So whether you’re lounging by the pool or relaxing in a shady hammock, pull up In the News to find out the science that is hot at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Improving exclusive human milk feedings for NICU infants is a major public health issue in India, where Diane Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN, director of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Breastfeeding and Lactation Program, spent two weeks teaching nurses and physicians about human milk and implementation of her 10 Step Model for Human Milk and Breastfeeding in Vulnerable Hospitals.