As #NationalBreastfeedingWeek ends, we reflect on how early nourishment supports lifelong health.

🎥 Watch our video on how breastfeeding supports babies’ health as they grow: 🔗 youtu.be/lfKKuwPpYWo

Learn more about CHILD’s breastfeeding research:
🔗 childstudy.ca/portfolio/ke...

Breastmilk components associated with a child’s early neurodevelopment: new CHILD research in @FrontNutrition from Sarah Turner & @meghanazad.bsky.social @umanitoba @CHRIManitoba #NationalBreastfeedingWeek

childstudy.ca/breastmilk-a...

🚨 New #THRiVElab paper!🚨

(Just in time for #NationalBreastfeedingWeek 🍁🤱🏽 )

Led by PhD student Sarah Turner, we explored how human milk fatty acids & oligosaccharides relate to infant neurodevelopment in the @childcohortstudy.bsky.social.

🔗 www.frontiersin.org/journals/nut...

Did you know? 🤱 Babies who were breastfed right after birth—even if just for a few days—had lower blood pressure at age 3 compared to those who were never breastfed.

Learn more about this CHILD Cohort Study finding: childstudy.ca/breastfed-ne...

#WorldHeartDay #HeartHealth #EarlyLifeHealth

Today is #WorldHeartDay! 🌍❤️
A healthy heart starts with healthy habits—like moving your body, eating well, and managing stress. The CHILD Cohort Study is learning how early life experiences—like sleep, nutrition & stress—may influence heart health over time.
#HeartHealth

Using CHILD breastmilk samples, research led by Kate Donald published in PNAS uncovers a new link between maternal IgA, infant gut microbiota composition, and immune development: childstudy.ca/antibodies-i...

Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay 💛
In the CHILD Cohort Study, we look at how factors like stress, sleep, and social connections influence mental health. Our goal is to help create healthier futures where children and youth can thrive. 🌍✨

📞 If you need support, call or text 988.

#MentalHealth

A nice summary of recent #breastmilk research from the @childcohortstudy.bsky.social - led by PhD student Kate Donald. 🧪

www.the-scientist.com/breastmilk-a...

🌍 Happy #InternationalYouthDay!
Youth are not just our future—they’re active changemakers right now.
Our research is shaped with youth, from start to finish. Their voice matters. Their leadership matters.
#YouthInResearch #IYD2025 #YouthVoice #Research

📣 Applications are now OPEN for the CHILD Youth Advisory Council!

Are you a CHILD youth participant? Want to help shape the study and share your voice?

📧 Ask your parents to check their email for the application link!

#CHILDCohortStudy #YouthInResearch #YouthVoices

Don't miss this FREE #DOHaD webinar with CHILD's Clinical Science Officer Dr. Kozeta Miliku on how dad's preconception health influences baby's cardiovascular outcomes (Aug 20)

🔗 Register: bit.ly/45dLjkE
#EarlyLifeHealth

Too much screen time 📱 + too little sleep 💤 in early childhood may increase the risk of obesity by age 5.

Healthy habits start early—let’s help kids thrive! 🌱

🔗 Learn more: childstudy.ca/screens-slee...

#SelfCareDay #SleepMatters #ScreenTime

Nature nurtures—even gut health! 🌱

Living near green spaces may help promote healthy gut bacteria in infants who are formula-fed. 🌳🍼

The environment plays a key role in early-life self-care, too.

🔗 Read more: childstudy.ca/proximity-to...

#SelfCareDay #CHILDCohortStudy #GutHealth #GreenSpace

💤 Babies need their sleep—especially at night.

Infants who sleep less than 12 hours a day may have slower brain and language development by age 2, and nighttime sleep has a bigger impact on development than daytime naps.

🔗 Read more: childstudy.ca/sleep-influe...

#SelfCareDay #SleepMatters

Did you know that eating more fruit during pregnancy may support your baby’s brain development?🧠🥝

Our researchers found that babies scored higher on developmental tests at age 1 when their moms ate more fruit while pregnant.

🔗 Read more: childstudy.ca/more-fruit-b...
#SelfCareDay #NutritionMatters

🧠🌿July 24 is International Self-Care Day. Through the CHILD Cohort Study, our researchers are uncovering how everyday habits—like sleep, physical activity, screen time, and nutrition—shape long-term health in children and youth. Self-care isn't selfish—it's science.
#SelfCareDay #Research #Science

CHILD’s @kozetamiliku.bsky.social was featured @theglobeandmail.com as one of Canada’s top new researchers, using #CHILDCohortStudy data to stop diseases before they start.
#DOHaD #WomenInSTEM #NewPI #UofT #McMaster
🔗 childstudy.ca/kozeta-in-th...

The third most abundant ingredient in human milk isn’t digested by babies—it feeds B. infantis, a beneficial microbe linked to healthy development and reduced asthma risk. The CHILD Cohort Study has been tracking it for years, yet only ~20% of Canadian infants carry it. Can we help bring it back?

🔍 Got questions about CanPath? We've got answers.

Join us for Access Office Hours and connect with the CanPath experts who know the ins and outs of population health data access 🧬💡

🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Working with multi-regional data? 🗺️

Learn how Maelstrom Research tackles data harmonization using CanPath as a case study.

📅 June 10 | 🕐 1 PM EDT

🔗 Register >> us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#HealthData #DataHarmonization #CohortResearch

Dad’s weight before baby’s birth may influence child’s risk of #obesity: new CHILD research in International Journal of Obesity @springernature.com from the @nutrisci_uoft lab of @kozetamiliku.bsky.social

More: childstudy.ca/dads-weight-...

New insights from @qinglingduan.bsky.social & CHILD published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology #JACI on how early-life gene-environment interactions affect gut #microbiome, #asthma & #allergy risk

childstudy.ca/genes-enviro...

We’re excited to launch our BlueSky profile for the CHILD Cohort Study! 👶🔬🧪

Our research explores how genetic and environmental factors influence children's health and development over time.

Follow us for updates and findings as we advance the science of child health!

#Research #CHILDCohortStudy