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Diabetes, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Insufficient Glandular Tissue, and lactation. Dr Kate Rassie video 8_10_24

Dr Pamela Douglas12th of Oct 202415th of Feb 2026

"PCOS, Diabetes and Breastfeeding" is an excellent presentation by Dr Kate Rassie, delivered to The NDC Institute on 8 October 2024. Dr Rassie is an

  • Endocrinologist, Monash Health and Jean Hailes for Women's Health, Melbourne

  • PhD candidate, Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, Monash University, Melbourne.

Here are the topics covered and how to find them.

Endocrinology + lactation topic Slide number (pdf of presentation ) Time stamp (video of presentation)
Gestational Diabetes Mellitis (GDM): proposed maternal metabolic benefits of breastfeeding 5-8 06:33mins
GDM + lactation: possible postpartum difficulties, interventions, mechanisms (reset vs preset hypotheses) 9-20 10:49mins
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) + lactation, delayed onset of lactogenesis II, interventions 21-31 22:46mins
Antenatal expression and the DAME study 33-37 34:57mins
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) + lactation, possible mechanisms 38-43 45:48mins
PCOS + Insufficient Glandular Tissue 44-46 55:43mins
PCOS + lactation: metformin 47-50 59:51mins
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitis (T1DM) + lactation: key management considerations 51-57 1:03:42mins

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Impact of maternal breast development, diet and diabetes on milk production and composition. Video presentation by Professor Donna Geddes 26 November 2024

A research update on the composition of human milk

Professor Donna Geddes is Director, School of Molecular Sciences, Centre for Human Lactation Research and Translation and Senior Principal Research Fellow, School of Molecular Sciences. Donna has dedicated her career to advancing our understanding of human lactation and maternal-infant health. She has had several leadership roles including, Head of the Geddes Hartmann Human Lactation Research Group, Director of the Australian Breastfeeding Research + Lactation Research and Science Translation Network, and Milk Sensor Lead and ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Next-Gen Technologies in Biomedical Analysis.

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