Laurie Ann Nommsen-Rivers

Laurie Nommsen-Rivers (she/her), PhD, RD, IBCLC, is an Associate Professor of Nutrition, and the Ruth Rosevear Endowed Chair of Maternal and Child Nutrition, at the University of Cincinnati. Laurie is a Registered Dietitian (RD) since 1990 and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) since 1993. She served as the Associate Editor of the Journal of Human Lactation from 1997- 2006. After receiving her master’s degree in Nutrition from the University of California Davis, she spent 18 years working with hundreds of parents and their infants as a senior research associate at UC Davis.  Motivated by a desire to accelerate the evidence base for improving clinical lactation practice, Laurie returned to the University of California in 2004 to obtain a PhD in epidemiology. Between 2009 and 2016 Laurie was an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Neonatology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Laurie has co-authored over 100 research publications related to the breastfeeding dyad with a focus on barriers that impede lactation success. Her current work focuses on physiologic factors that influence milk production during lactation. She has also served on expert committees for the USDA, NIH, and National Academies of Sciences, toward the improvement of the health and clinical management of the lactating parent-infant dyad. 

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B.S.: University of California at Davis Davis, CA, 1985 (Nutrition)

M.s.: University of California at Davis Davis, CA, 1989 (Nutrition)

Ph.D.: University of California at Davis Davis, CA, 2008 (Epidemiology)

Markers of obesity-driven insufficient breast milk production

Grant: #Vasa-Molex SubK Investigators:Rivers, Laurie; Wagner, Erin 03-01-2017 -03-31-2018 Molex Inc Determining the accuracy, validity, and usefulness of 'Feedback', a novel device designed to measure breast milk output Role:PI $246,545.01 Active Level:Industry

Grant: #RB Health #8699 Investigators:Rivers, Laurie; Wagner, Erin 01-27-2020 -01-31-2021 RB Health Next Generation Sequencing to Identify Differentially Expressed Genes in Lactocyte Transcriptomes of Mothers Randomly Assigned to Higher versus Lower DHA Supplementation Role:PI Completed Type:Grant

Grant: #NIH/NCRR 1 UL1 RR02631 07-01-2010 -06-30-2011 UC CCTST Antidepressant Therapy in New Mothers Role:PI

Grant: #NIH 1R21 HD063275-01A1 09-07-2010 -08-31-2012 Mediating Factors in the Relationship Between Obesity and Poor Lactation Outcomes Role:PI

02-01-2011 -06-15-2011 Cincinnati Diabetes and Obesity Center Maternal Metabolic Health and Delayed Lactogenesis Role:PI

Grant: #NIH 8 UL1 TR000077-04 03-14-2012 -06-30-2012 UC CCTST Next Generation Sequencing of Human Lactocyte mRNA Role:PI

07-01-2014 -06-30-2016 Bridging Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) K12 Role:PI

Grant: #NIH 8 UL1 TR000077-04 09-2017 -06-2018 UC CCTST Impact of Metabolic Health on Lactocyte Gene Expression Role:PI

Investigators:Laurie Nommsen-Rivers (PI) and Julie Ware 03-15-2016 -12-15-2016 University of Cincinnati Office of Equity and Inclusion Strengthening College and Community Collaboration toward Eliminating Inequities in Breastfeeding & Infant Mortality. Role: PI Completed Type:Grant

Grant: #R01HD109915 Investigators:DeFranco, Emily; Greis, Kenneth; Meller, Jaroslaw; Morrow, Ardythe (PI); Newburg, David; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie 08-23-2022 -05-31-2027 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development MOM2CHild Study: Leveraging systems biology toward discoveries in Maternal Obesity, Milk, and Translation To Child Health. Role:co-investigator 789,533.00 total per year Active Type:Grant

Peer Reviewed Publications

Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A (2016. ) Does Insulin Explain the Relation between Maternal Obesity and Poor Lactation Outcomes? An Overview of the Literature.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.), , 7 (2 ) ,407-14 More Information

Riddle, Sarah W; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A (2016. ) A Case Control Study of Diabetes During Pregnancy and Low Milk Supply.Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, , 11 (2 ) ,80-5 More Information

Chantry, Caroline J; Dewey, Kathryn G; Peerson, Janet M; Wagner, Erin A; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A (2015. ) Reply: To PMID 24529621.The Journal of pediatrics, , 166 (1 ) ,209-10 More Information

Murase, Masahiko; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie; Morrow, Ardythe L; Hatsuno, Misato; Mizuno, Katsumi; Taki, Motohiro; Miyazawa, Tokuo; Nakano, Yuya; Aizawa, Madoka; Itabashi, Kazuo (2014. ) Predictors of low milk volume among mothers who delivered preterm.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association, , 30 (4 ) ,425-35 More Information

Chantry, Caroline J; Dewey, Kathryn G; Wagner, Erin A; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A (2014. ) Reply: To PMID 24529621.The Journal of pediatrics, , 165 (4 ) ,877-8 More Information

Chantry, Caroline J; Dewey, Kathryn G; Peerson, Janet M; Wagner, Erin A; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A (2014. ) In-hospital formula use increases early breastfeeding cessation among first-time mothers intending to exclusively breastfeed.The Journal of pediatrics, , 164 (6 ) ,1339-45.e5 More Information

Wagner, Erin A; Chantry, Caroline J; Dewey, Kathryn G; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A (2013. ) Breastfeeding concerns at 3 and 7 days postpartum and feeding status at 2 months.Pediatrics, , 132 (4 ) ,e865-75 More Information

Lemay, Danielle G; Ballard, Olivia A; Hughes, Maria A; Morrow, Ardythe L; Horseman, Nelson D; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A (2013. ) RNA sequencing of the human milk fat layer transcriptome reveals distinct gene expression profiles at three stages of lactation.PloS one, , 8 (7 ) ,e67531 More Information

Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A (2013. ) 50 years ago in the Journal of Pediatrics: breast-feeding, weaning, and acculturation.The Journal of pediatrics, , 162 (4 ) ,807 More Information

Neville, Margaret C; Anderson, Steven M; McManaman, James L; Badger, Thomas M; Bunik, Maya; Contractor, Nikhat; Crume, Tessa; Dabelea, Dana; Donovan, Sharon M; Forman, Nicole; Frank, Daniel N; Friedman, Jacob E; German, J Bruce; Goldman, Armond; Hadsell, Darryl; Hambidge, Michael; Hinde, Katie; Horseman, Nelson D; Hovey, Russell C; Janoff, Edward; Krebs, Nancy F; Lebrilla, Carlito B; Lemay, Danielle G; MacLean, Paul S; Meier, Paula; Morrow, Ardythe L; Neu, Josef; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A; Raiten, Daniel J; Rijnkels, Monique; Seewaldt, Victoria; Shur, Barry D; VanHouten, Joshua; Williamson, Peter (2012. ) Lactation and neonatal nutrition: defining and refining the critical questions.Journal of mammary gland biology and neoplasia, , 17 (2 ) ,167-88 More Information

Chapman, Donna J; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie (2012. ) Impact of maternal nutritional status on human milk quality and infant outcomes: an update on key nutrients.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.), , 3 (3 ) ,351-2 More Information

Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A; Dolan, Lawrence M; Huang, Bin (2012. ) Timing of stage II lactogenesis is predicted by antenatal metabolic health in a cohort of primiparas.Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, , 7 (1 ) ,43-9 More Information

Matias, Susana L; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A; Dewey, Kathryn G (2012. ) Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding in a cohort of primiparous periurban peruvian mothers.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association, , 28 (1 ) ,45-54 More Information

Onyango, Adelheid W; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie; Siyam, Amani; Borghi, Elaine; de Onis, Mercedes; Garza, Cutberto; Lartey, Anna; Baerug, Anne; Bhandari, Nita; Dewey, Kathryn G; Araújo, Cora Luiza; Mohamed, Ali Jaffer; Van den Broeck, Jan (2011. ) Post-partum weight change patterns in the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study.Maternal & child nutrition, , 7 (3 ) ,228-40 More Information

Chantry, Caroline J; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A; Peerson, Janet M; Cohen, Roberta J; Dewey, Kathryn G (2011. ) Excess weight loss in first-born breastfed newborns relates to maternal intrapartum fluid balance.Pediatrics, , 127 (1 ) ,e171-9 More Information

Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A; Chantry, Caroline J; Peerson, Janet M; Cohen, Roberta J; Dewey, Kathryn G (2010. ) Delayed onset of lactogenesis among first-time mothers is related to maternal obesity and factors associated with ineffective breastfeeding.The American journal of clinical nutrition, , 92 (3 ) ,574-84 More Information

Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A; Cohen, Roberta J; Chantry, Caroline J; Dewey, Kathryn G (2010. ) The Infant Feeding Intentions scale demonstrates construct validity and comparability in quantifying maternal breastfeeding intentions across multiple ethnic groups.Maternal & child nutrition, , 6 (3 ) ,220-7 More Information

Matias, Susana L; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A; Creed-Kanashiro, Hilary; Dewey, Kathryn G (2010. ) Risk factors for early lactation problems among Peruvian primiparous mothers.Maternal & child nutrition, , 6 (2 ) ,120-33 More Information

Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A; Chantry, Caroline J; Cohen, Roberta J; Dewey, Kathryn G (2010. ) Comfort with the idea of formula feeding helps explain ethnic disparity in breastfeeding intentions among expectant first-time mothers.Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, , 5 (1 ) ,25-33 More Information

Marshall, Aaron M; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A; Hernandez, Laura L; Dewey, Kathryn G; Chantry, Caroline J; Gregerson, Karen A; Horseman, Nelson D (2010. ) Serotonin transport and metabolism in the mammary gland modulates secretory activation and involution.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, , 95 (2 ) ,837-46 More Information

Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A; Dewey, Kathryn G (2009. ) Growth of breastfed infants.Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, , 4 Suppl 1 ,S45-9 More Information

Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A; Dewey, Kathryn G (2009. ) Development and validation of the infant feeding intentions scale.Maternal and child health journal, , 13 (3 ) ,334-42 More Information

Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A; Mastergeorge, Ann M; Hansen, Robin L; Cullum, Arlene S; Dewey, Kathryn G Doula care, early breastfeeding outcomes, and breastfeeding status at 6 weeks postpartum among low-income primiparae.Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN / NAACOG, , 38 (2 ) ,157-73 More Information

Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A; Heinig, M Jane; Cohen, Roberta J; Dewey, Kathryn G (2008. ) Newborn wet and soiled diaper counts and timing of onset of lactation as indicators of breastfeeding inadequacy.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association, , 24 (1 ) ,27-33 More Information

Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A (2004. ) Does breastfeeding protect against infant mortality in the United States?.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association, , 20 (3 ) ,357-8 More Information

Ma, Guansheng; Yao, Manjiang; Liu, Yan; Lin, Aiwei; Zou, Hui; Urlando, Alessandro; Wong, William W; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie; Dewey, Kathryn G (2004. ) Validation of a new pediatric air-displacement plethysmograph for assessing body composition in infants. The American journal of clinical nutrition, , 79 (4 ) ,653-60

Dewey, Kathryn G; Cohen, Roberta J; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A; Heinig, M Jane (2004. ) Implementation of the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study in the United States. Food and nutrition bulletin, , 25 (1 Suppl ) ,S84-9

Dewey, Kathryn G; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A; Heinig, M Jane; Cohen, Roberta J (2003. ) Risk factors for suboptimal infant breastfeeding behavior, delayed onset of lactation, and excess neonatal weight loss. Pediatrics, , 112 (3 Pt 1 ) ,607-19

Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie (2003. ) Cosmetic breast surgery--is breastfeeding at risk? .Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association, , 19 (1 ) ,7-8

Dewey, Kathryn G; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A; Heinig, M Jane; Cohen, Roberta J (2002. ) Lactogenesis and infant weight change in the first weeks of life. Advances in experimental medicine and biology, , 503 ,159-66

Ward, Laura; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie Ann; Riddle, Sarah (2017. ) Re: "ABM Clinical Protocol #3: Supplementary Feedings in the Healthy Term Breastfed Neonate, Revised 2017" by Kellams et al. (Breastfeed Med 2017;12:188-198).Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, , 12 (9 ) ,574-575 More Information

Riddle, Sarah W; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A (2017. ) Low milk supply and the pediatrician.Current opinion in pediatrics, , 29 (2 ) ,249-256 More Information

Murase, Masahiko; Wagner, Erin A; J Chantry, Caroline; Dewey, Kathryn G; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A (2017. ) The Relation between Breast Milk Sodium to Potassium Ratio and Maternal Report of a Milk Supply Concern.The Journal of pediatrics, , 181 ,294-297.e3 More Information

Colling K, Ward LP, Beck A, and Nommsen-Rivers, L (2019. ) Contribution of Maternal Obesity to Elective and Medically Indicated Formula Use in a Baby-Friendly Hospital.Breastfeeding Medicine, , 114 (4 ) , More Information

Kellie O. Casavale, Jaspreet Ahuja, Xianli Wu, Ying Li, Julia Quam, Richard Olson, Pamela Pehrsson, Lindsay Allen, Douglas Balentine, Manjit Hanspal, Deborah Hayward, Erin Pias Hines, James McClung, Cria Perrine, Mandy Brown Belfort, David Dallas, Bruce German, Jae Kim, Mark McGuire, Michelle McGuire, Ardythe Morrow, Margaret Neville, Laurie Nommsen-Rivers, Kathleen M. Rasmussen, Janos Zempleni, Christopher Lynch (2019. ) NIH workshop on human milk composition: summary and visions .Am J Clin Nutr, , 110 (3 ) ,769 -779

Nommsen-Rivers L, Thompson A, Riddle SW, Ward LP, Wagner EA, and King E (2020. ) Reply to Letter to the Editor regarding, “Feasibility and Acceptability of Metformin to Augment Low Milk Supply…” .J Hum Lact, , 36 (1 ) ,196

Darcy Güngör, Perrine Nadaud, Concetta C. LaPergola, Carol Dreibelbis, Yat Ping Wong, Nancy Terry, Steve A. Abrams, Leila Beker, Tova Jacobovits, Kirsi M Järvinen, Laurie A. Nommsen-Rivers, Kimberly O. O’Brien, Emily Oken, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Ekhard E. Ziegler, Joanne M. Spahn (2019. ) Infant milk-feeding practices and cardiovascular disease outcomes in offspring: A systematic review .Am J Clin Nutr, , 109 ,800S -816S

Darcy Güngör, Perrine Nadaud, Concetta C. LaPergola, Carol Dreibelbis, Yat Ping Wong, Nancy Terry, Steve A. Abrams, Leila Beker, Tova Jacobovits, Kirsi M Järvinen, Laurie A. Nommsen-Rivers, Kimberly O. O’Brien, Emily Oken, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Ekhard E. Ziegler, Joanne M. Spahn (2019. ) Infant milk-feeding practices and diabetes outcomes in offspring: A systematic review .Am J Clin Nutr, , 109 ,817S -837S

Darcy Güngör, Perrine Nadaud, Concetta C. LaPergola, Carol Dreibelbis, Yat Ping Wong, Nancy Terry, Steve A. Abrams, Leila Beker, Tova Jacobovits, Kirsi M Järvinen, Laurie A. Nommsen-Rivers, Kimberly O. O’Brien, Emily Oken, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Ekhard E. Ziegler, Joanne M. Spahn (2019. ) Infant milk-feeding practices and celiac disease and irritable bowel disease and outcomes in offspring: A systematic review. Am J Clin Nutr, , 109 ,838S -851S

Darcy Güngör, Perrine Nadaud, Carol Dreibelbis, Concetta C. LaPergola, Yat Ping Wong, Nancy Terry, Steve A. Abrams, Leila Beker, Tova Jacobovits, Kirsi M Järvinen, Laurie A. Nommsen-Rivers, Kimberly O. O’Brien, Emily Oken, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Ekhard E. Ziegler, Joanne M. Spahn (2019. ) Infant milk-feeding practices and childhood leukemia: A systematic review. Am J Clin Nutr, , 109 ,757S -771S

Darcy Güngör, Perrine Nadaud, Concetta C. LaPergola, Carol Dreibelbis, Yat Ping Wong, Nancy Terry, Steve A. Abrams, Leila Beker, Tova Jacobovits, Kirsi M Järvinen, Laurie A. Nommsen-Rivers, Kimberly O. O’Brien, Emily Oken, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Ekhard E. Ziegler, Joanne M. Spahn (2019. ) Infant milk-feeding practices and food allergies, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, and asthma throughout the lifespan: A systematic review. Am J Clin Nutr, , 109 (772S ) ,799S

Dandamudi A, Tommie J, Nommsen-Rivers L, Couch S. (2018. ) Dietary Patterns and Breast Cancer Risk, a Systematic Review .Anticancer Research, , 38 (6 ) ,3209 -3222

Tommie J, Pinney, S, and Nommsen-Rivers L (2018. ) Serum Vitamin D status and breast cancer risk by receptor status: a systematic review. Nutrition and Cancer, , 70 (5 ) ,804 -820

Piwoszkin, Lisa Marie; Corley, Megan; Meganathan, Karthikeyan; Narendran, Vivek; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie; Ward, Laura P (2021. ) Predictors of the Provision of Mother's Milk Feedings in Newborns Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, , 16 (8 ) ,640-647 More Information

Knox-Kazimierczuk, Francoise A; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie; Ware, Julie; Graham, Camille; Conner, Natashia (2021. ) Exploring the Breastfeeding Experiences of African American Mothers Through a Critical Race Theory Lens.Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, , 16 (6 ) ,487-492 More Information

Morrow, Ardythe L; McClain, Janelle; Conrey, Shannon C; Niu, Liang; Kinzer, Alexandra; Cline, Allison R; Piasecki, Alexandra M; DeFranco, Emily; Ward, Laura; Ware, Julie; Payne, Daniel C; Staat, Mary A; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A (2021. ) Breastfeeding Disparities and Their Mediators in an Urban Birth Cohort of Black and White Mothers.Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, , 16 (6 ) ,452-462 More Information

Smith, Anna P; Ward, Laura P; Heinig, Meredith Jane; Dewey, Kathryn G; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A (2021. ) First-Day Use of the Newborn Weight Loss Tool to Predict Excess Weight Loss in Breastfeeding Newborns.Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, , 16 (3 ) ,230-237 More Information

Roznowski, Dayna M; Wagner, Erin A; Riddle, Sarah W; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A (2020. ) Validity of a 3-Hour Breast Milk Expression Protocol in Estimating Current Maternal Milk Production Capacity and Infant Breast Milk Intake in Exclusively Breastfeeding Dyads.Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, , 15 (10 ) ,630-638 More Information

Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie; King, Eileen; Wagner, Erin; Riddle, Sarah; Ward, Laura; Thompson, Amy (2020. ) Reply to Letter to the Editor by Frank Nice.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association, , 36 (1 ) ,196 More Information

Casavale, Kellie O; Ahuja, Jaspreet K C; Wu, Xianli; Li, Ying; Quam, Julia; Olson, Richard; Pehrsson, Pamela; Allen, Lindsay; Balentine, Douglas; Hanspal, Manjit; Hayward, Deborah; Hines, Erin Pias; McClung, James P; Perrine, Cria G; Belfort, Mandy Brown; Dallas, David; German, Bruce; Kim, Jae; McGuire, Mark; McGuire, Michelle; Morrow, Ardythe L; Neville, Margaret; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie; Rasmussen, Kathleen M; Zempleni, Janos; Lynch, Christopher J (2019. ) NIH workshop on human milk composition: summary and visions.The American journal of clinical nutrition, , 110 (3 ) ,769-779 More Information

Colling, Kristina; Ward, Laura; Beck, Anita; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A (2019. ) Contribution of Maternal Obesity to Medically Indicated and Elective Formula Supplementation in a Baby-Friendly Hospital.Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, , 14 (4 ) ,236-242 More Information

Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie; Thompson, Amy; Riddle, Sarah; Ward, Laura; Wagner, Erin; King, Eileen (2019. ) Feasibility and Acceptability of Metformin to Augment Low Milk Supply: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association, , 35 (2 ) ,261-271 More Information

Güngör, Darcy; Nadaud, Perrine; LaPergola, Concetta C; Dreibelbis, Carol; Wong, Yat Ping; Terry, Nancy; Abrams, Steve A; Beker, Leila; Jacobovits, Tova; Järvinen, Kirsi M; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A; O'Brien, Kimberly O; Oken, Emily; Pérez-Escamilla, Rafael; Ziegler, Ekhard E; Spahn, Joanne M (2019. ) Infant milk-feeding practices and diabetes outcomes in offspring: a systematic review.The American journal of clinical nutrition, , 109 (Suppl_7 ) ,817S-837S More Information

Güngör, Darcy; Nadaud, Perrine; Dreibelbis, Carol; LaPergola, Concetta C; Wong, Yat Ping; Terry, Nancy; Abrams, Steve A; Beker, Leila; Jacobovits, Tova; Järvinen, Kirsi M; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A; O'Brien, Kimberly O; Oken, Emily; Pérez-Escamilla, Rafael; Ziegler, Ekhard E; Spahn, Joanne M (2019. ) Infant milk-feeding practices and diagnosed celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease in offspring: a systematic review.The American journal of clinical nutrition, , 109 (Suppl_7 ) ,838S-851S More Information

Güngör, Darcy; Nadaud, Perrine; LaPergola, Concetta C; Dreibelbis, Carol; Wong, Yat Ping; Terry, Nancy; Abrams, Steve A; Beker, Leila; Jacobovits, Tova; Järvinen, Kirsi M; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A; O'Brien, Kimberly O; Oken, Emily; Pérez-Escamilla, Rafael; Ziegler, Ekhard E; Spahn, Joanne M (2019. ) Infant milk-feeding practices and cardiovascular disease outcomes in offspring: a systematic review.The American journal of clinical nutrition, , 109 (Suppl_7 ) ,800S-816S More Information

Güngör, Darcy; Nadaud, Perrine; Dreibelbis, Carol; LaPergola, Concetta C; Wong, Yat Ping; Terry, Nancy; Abrams, Steve A; Beker, Leila; Jacobovits, Tova; Järvinen, Kirsi M; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A; O'Brien, Kimberly O; Oken, Emily; Pérez-Escamilla, Rafael; Ziegler, Ekhard E; Spahn, Joanne M (2019. ) Infant milk-feeding practices and childhood leukemia: a systematic review.The American journal of clinical nutrition, , 109 (Suppl_7 ) ,757S-771S More Information

Güngör, Darcy; Nadaud, Perrine; LaPergola, Concetta C; Dreibelbis, Carol; Wong, Yat Ping; Terry, Nancy; Abrams, Steve A; Beker, Leila; Jacobovits, Tova; Järvinen, Kirsi M; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A; O'Brien, Kimberly O; Oken, Emily; Pérez-Escamilla, Rafael; Ziegler, Ekhard E; Spahn, Joanne M (2019. ) Infant milk-feeding practices and food allergies, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, and asthma throughout the life span: a systematic review.The American journal of clinical nutrition, , 109 (Suppl_7 ) ,772S-799S More Information

Tommie, Jessica L; Pinney, Susan M; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A (2018. ) Serum Vitamin D Status and Breast Cancer Risk by Receptor Status: A Systematic Review.Nutrition and cancer, , 70 (5 ) ,804-820 More Information

Dandamudi, Akhila; Tommie, Jessie; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie; Couch, Sarah (2018. ) Dietary Patterns and Breast Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review.Anticancer research, , 38 (6 ) ,3209-3222 More Information

de Onis, Mercedes; Onyango, Adelheid; Borghi, Elaine; Siyam, Amani; Blössner, Monika; Lutter, Chessa (2012. ) Worldwide implementation of the WHO Child Growth Standards.Public health nutrition, , 15 (9 ) ,1603-10 More Information

Yao, M; Nommsen-Rivers, L; Dewey, K; Urlando, A (2003. ) Preliminary evaluation of a new pediatric air displacement plethysmograph for body composition assessment in infants.Acta diabetologica, , 40 Suppl 1 ,S55-8 More Information

Nommsen-Rivers, L (2000. ) Research spotlight.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association, , 16 (4 ) ,375-81 More Information

Lovelady, C A; Whitehead, R A; McCrory, M A; Nommsen-Rivers, L A; Mabury, S; Dewey, K G (1999. ) Weight change during lactation does not alter the concentrations of chlorinated organic contaminants in breast milk of women with low exposure.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association, , 15 (4 ) ,307-15 More Information

Nommsen-Rivers, L; Heinig, M J (1999. ) Competing interests and scientific publication.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association, , 15 (2 ) ,87-8 More Information

McCrory, M A; Nommsen-Rivers, L A; Molé, P A; Lönnerdal, B; Dewey, K G (1999. ) Randomized trial of the short-term effects of dieting compared with dieting plus aerobic exercise on lactation performance.The American journal of clinical nutrition, , 69 (5 ) ,959-67 More Information

Chen, D C; Nommsen-Rivers, L; Dewey, K G; Lönnerdal, B (1998. ) Stress during labor and delivery and early lactation performance.The American journal of clinical nutrition, , 68 (2 ) ,335-44 More Information

Nommsen-Rivers, L (1997. ) Universal precautions are not needed for health care workers handling breast milk.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association, , 13 (4 ) ,267-8 More Information

Nommsen-Rivers, L; Heinig, M J (1997. ) HIV transmission via breastfeeding: reflections on the issues.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association, , 13 (3 ) ,179-81 More Information

McCrory, M A; Molé, P A; Nommsen-Rivers, L A; Dewey, K G (1997. ) Between-day and within-day variability in the relation between heart rate and oxygen consumption: effect on the estimation of energy expenditure by heart-rate monitoring.The American journal of clinical nutrition, , 66 (1 ) ,18-25 More Information

Dewey, K G; Heinig, M J; Nommsen-Rivers, L A (1995. ) Differences in morbidity between breast-fed and formula-fed infants.The Journal of pediatrics, , 126 (5 Pt 1 ) ,696-702 More Information

Lovelady, C A; Nommsen-Rivers, L A; McCrory, M A; Dewey, K G (1995. ) Effects of exercise on plasma lipids and metabolism of lactating women. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, , 27 (1 ) ,22-8

Heinig, M J; Nommsen-Rivers, L A; Peerson, J M; Dewey, K G (1994. ) Factors related to duration of postpartum amenorrhoea among USA women with prolonged lactation.Journal of biosocial science, , 26 (4 ) ,517-27 More Information

Dewey, K G; Lovelady, C A; Nommsen-Rivers, L A; McCrory, M A; Lönnerdal, B (1994. ) A randomized study of the effects of aerobic exercise by lactating women on breast-milk volume and composition.The New England journal of medicine, , 330 (7 ) ,449-53 More Information

Heinig, M J; Nommsen, L A; Peerson, J M; Lonnerdal, B; Dewey, K G (1993. ) Intake and growth of breast-fed and formula-fed infants in relation to the timing of introduction of complementary foods: the DARLING study. Davis Area Research on Lactation, Infant Nutrition and Growth.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992), , 82 (12 ) ,999-1006 More Information

Dewey, K G; Heinig, M J; Nommsen, L A (1993. ) Maternal weight-loss patterns during prolonged lactation.The American journal of clinical nutrition, , 58 (2 ) ,162-6 More Information

Heinig, M J; Nommsen, L A; Peerson, J M; Lonnerdal, B; Dewey, K G (1993. ) Energy and protein intakes of breast-fed and formula-fed infants during the first year of life and their association with growth velocity: the DARLING Study.The American journal of clinical nutrition, , 58 (2 ) ,152-61 More Information

Peerson, J M; Heinig, M J; Nommsen, L A; Lönnerdal, B; Dewey, K G (1993. ) Use of growth models to describe patterns of length, weight, and head circumference among breast-fed and formula-fed infants: the DARLING Study. Human biology, , 65 (4 ) ,611-26

Lovelady, C A; Meredith, C N; McCrory, M A; Nommsen, L A; Joseph, L J; Dewey, K G (1993. ) Energy expenditure in lactating women: a comparison of doubly labeled water and heart-rate-monitoring methods.The American journal of clinical nutrition, , 57 (4 ) ,512-8 More Information

Dewey, K G; Heinig, M J; Nommsen, L A; Peerson, J M; Lönnerdal, B (1993. ) Breast-fed infants are leaner than formula-fed infants at 1 y of age: the DARLING study.The American journal of clinical nutrition, , 57 (2 ) ,140-5 More Information

Dewey, K G; Heinig, M J; Nommsen, L A; Lonnerdal, B (1992. ) Zinc status in breastfed infants. Lancet (London, England), , 340 (8832 ) ,1417

Dewey, K G; Peerson, J M; Heinig, M J; Nommsen, L A; Lönnerdal, B; Lopez de Romaña, G; de Kanashiro, H C; Black, R E; Brown, K H (1992. ) Growth patterns of breast-fed infants in affluent (United States) and poor (Peru) communities: implications for timing of complementary feeding.The American journal of clinical nutrition, , 56 (6 ) ,1012-8 More Information

Dewey, K G; Heinig, M J; Nommsen, L A; Peerson, J M; Lönnerdal, B (1992. ) Growth of breast-fed and formula-fed infants from 0 to 18 months: the DARLING Study. Pediatrics, , 89 (6 Pt 1 ) ,1035-41

Dewey, K G; Heinig, M J; Nommsen, L A; Lönnerdal, B (1991. ) Adequacy of energy intake among breast-fed infants in the DARLING study: relationships to growth velocity, morbidity, and activity levels. Davis Area Research on Lactation, Infant Nutrition and Growth.The Journal of pediatrics, , 119 (4 ) ,538-47 More Information

Dewey, K G; Heinig, M J; Nommsen, L A; Lonnerdal, B (1991. ) Maternal versus infant factors related to breast milk intake and residual milk volume: the DARLING study. Pediatrics, , 87 (6 ) ,829-37

Nommsen, L A; Lovelady, C A; Heinig, M J; Lönnerdal, B; Dewey, K G (1991. ) Determinants of energy, protein, lipid, and lactose concentrations in human milk during the first 12 mo of lactation: the DARLING Study.The American journal of clinical nutrition, , 53 (2 ) ,457-65 More Information

Dewey, K G; Heinig, M J; Nommsen, L A; Lönnerdal, B (1989. ) Infant growth and breast-feeding.The American journal of clinical nutrition, , 50 (5 ) ,1116-8 More Information

Dewey, K G; Heinig, M J; Nommsen, L A; Lonnerdal, B (1989. ) Dietary guidelines for infants.Lancet (London, England), , 1 (8636 ) ,504 More Information

Walker, Rachel E; Harvatine, Kevin J; Ross, A Catharine; Wagner, Erin A; Riddle, Sarah W; Gernand, Alison D; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A (2022. ) Fatty Acid Transfer from Blood to Milk is Disrupted in Mothers with Low Milk Production, Obesity, and Inflammation.The Journal of nutrition, , More Information

Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A; Wagner, Erin A; Roznowski, Dayna M; Riddle, Sarah W; Ward, Laura P; Thompson, Amy (2022. ) Measures of Maternal Metabolic Health as Predictors of Severely Low Milk Production.Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, , 17 (7 ) ,566-576 More Information

Adams, Joselyn M; Valentine, Christina J; Karns, Rebekah A; Rogers, Lynette K; Murase, Masahiko; Fowler, Grace N; Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A (2022. ) DHA Supplementation Attenuates Inflammation-Associated Gene Expression in the Mammary Gland of Lactating Mothers Who Deliver Preterm.The Journal of nutrition, , 152 (6 ) ,1404-1414 More Information

Nommsen-Rivers, Laurie A; Wagner, Erin A; Roznowski, Dayna M; Riddle, Sarah W; Ward, Laura P; Thompson, Amy (2022. ) Response to Verd et al. re: "Measures of Maternal Metabolic Health as Predictors of Severely Low Milk Production".Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, , 17 (11 ) ,974-975 More Information

Book Chapter

Dewey KG, Lonnerdal B, Heinig MJ, and Nommsen-Rivers LA. (1996 ) Intake, growth, and functional outcomes of breast-fed and formula-fed infants: the DARLING study. Maternal and Extrauterine Nutritional Factors. Their Influence on Fetal and Infant Growth. (pp. 269 -279).Madrid, Spain, Ediciones Ergon

Dewey KG, Nommsen-Rivers LA, Heinig MJ, and Cohen RJ (2002 ) Lactogenesis and infant weight change in the first week of life Integrating Population Outcomes, Biological Mechanisms, and Research Methods in the Study of Human Milk and Lactation. (pp. 159 -166).New York, Kluwer Academic /Plenum Publishers

1985 Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement Recognition UC Davis

1996 Staff Award UC Davis Department of Nutrition

2009 Frederic Hill Award for Best Pre-Doctoral Manuscript of 2008 UC Davis

2009 Best JHL Article Published in 2008 Journal of Human Lactation

2012 Best Platform Presentation, Senior Author Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Annual Meeting

2014 -2016 BIRCWH Scholar NIH

2019 Best Student Research Award, to Graduate Student Mentee Ohio Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

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