Mrs Helen Gray
Research Student - MPhil/PhD - Epidemiology & Population Health
United Kingdom
I am the Joint Coordinator of the UK team for the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) project. The project monitors UK policies and programmes on infant feeding against the recommendations of the WHO Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding. Alongside this role, I am a certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) and have had active leadership roles in advocacy for better support and protection of families with infants. I am now combining my clinical background with policy research in planning for the care of infants and young children in emergencies in the UK.
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Research
My research is aimed at addressing gaps in UK policies for the care of infants and young children in emergencies, and developing resources and policy recommendations for the UK. This comes out of the findings of our WBTi reports on UK infant feeding policies and programmes.
I come from a background in anthropology and human evolution, and my research interests incude the social and commercial determinants of health, conflicts of interest, human rights, peer support, co-production, sustainability and resilience.
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