Revitalizing the Journey – from Science to Impact

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At the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, we have one priority:
helping build innovative, efficient pathways to a world where every child has an optimum start in life through the benefits of breastmilk.

 

Learn about the science & the impact

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Research

Through endowed chairs and grantmaking, we support research endeavors that align with real world needs, so evidence can lead to lasting impact.

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Tools & Resources

We invest in evidence-based tools and resources that help researchers, practitioners, and policymakers apply the science of breastfeeding to community and country-wide strategies to support maternal and newborn health.

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Country Collaboration

As our strategy evolves, we seek to support regional and national leaders to identify and implement context-specific solutions to close the critical gap between breastfeeding policy and implementation.

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Latest News

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How to increase breastfeeding rates? Join us at FANUS!

21 Nov. 2023

Learn how Ghana is bringing policy into practice to achieve national breastfeeding targets

5th FANUS conference – Dakar, Senegal
Tuesday, 21 November
2 pm – 3:30 pm
Room B05/06

Ubora Institute and the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation will share progress from the ‘Breastmilk for Life Project’ – being tested in partnership with the Ghana Ministry of Health.

Contact: Michaela Turan, MTU@FLRF.org

Read more
2022 20 Projects FLRF

Who are the key actors in workplace breastfeeding interventions in Mexico?

08 Nov. 2023

Employment and return to work after childbirth are two common barriers to breastfeeding, which is why governments and employers alike are exploring workplace breastfeeding interventions.

Yet who is designing and implementing these workplace interventions successfully?

For the first time, researchers set out to identify the key actors in Mexico.

Read more
2022 University Of Zurich II FLRF

Investigating intrauterine growth and childhood behavior outcomes

01 Nov. 2023

How does intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) – when fetuses do not grow optimally during pregnancy – impact neurodevelopment and later-life behaviors?  

This is exactly what researchers at the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Center for Neurodevelopment, Growth and Nutrition of the Newborn, Department of Neonatology (LRF NGN) seek to learn by launching a systematic review.

Protocol details have just been published in BMJ Open.

Read more
2022 21 Projects FLRF

Looking at milk lipids and their implications for early life health

30 Aug. 2023

Researchers at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute conducted the most comprehensive human milk lipidomics study to date – and their findings indicate human milk lipids may contribute to the protective health benefits seen in breastfed infants.

The team analyzed and compared lipid profiles (the lipidome) in human milk with bovine, goat and soy-based infant formula, and bovine and goat milk.

The human milk lipidome emerged as distinct.

Read more
231109 Ireneous N. Dasoberi Ubora Institute FANUS 4

How to increase breastfeeding rates? Join us at FANUS!

21 Nov. 2023

Learn how Ghana is bringing policy into practice to achieve national breastfeeding targets

5th FANUS conference – Dakar, Senegal
Tuesday, 21 November
2 pm – 3:30 pm
Room B05/06

Ubora Institute and the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation will share progress from the ‘Breastmilk for Life Project’ – being tested in partnership with the Ghana Ministry of Health.

Contact: Michaela Turan, MTU@FLRF.org

Read more
2022 20 Projects FLRF

Who are the key actors in workplace breastfeeding interventions in Mexico?

08 Nov. 2023

Employment and return to work after childbirth are two common barriers to breastfeeding, which is why governments and employers alike are exploring workplace breastfeeding interventions.

Yet who is designing and implementing these workplace interventions successfully?

For the first time, researchers set out to identify the key actors in Mexico.

Read more
2022 University Of Zurich II FLRF

Investigating intrauterine growth and childhood behavior outcomes

01 Nov. 2023

How does intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) – when fetuses do not grow optimally during pregnancy – impact neurodevelopment and later-life behaviors?  

This is exactly what researchers at the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Center for Neurodevelopment, Growth and Nutrition of the Newborn, Department of Neonatology (LRF NGN) seek to learn by launching a systematic review.

Protocol details have just been published in BMJ Open.

Read more
2022 21 Projects FLRF

Looking at milk lipids and their implications for early life health

30 Aug. 2023

Researchers at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute conducted the most comprehensive human milk lipidomics study to date – and their findings indicate human milk lipids may contribute to the protective health benefits seen in breastfed infants.

The team analyzed and compared lipid profiles (the lipidome) in human milk with bovine, goat and soy-based infant formula, and bovine and goat milk.

The human milk lipidome emerged as distinct.

Read more