Symposium 2021: Advancing Lactation Science to Improve Care
Our live Symposium was a great success, with over 1,400 registered attendees from all over the world.
Our agenda features some of the most renowned human milk and lactation minds

Prof. Christoph Fusch

Dr. Dani Dumitriu

Prof. Diane Spatz

Prof. Donna Geddes
Prof. Shuping Han

Prof. Hans van Goudoever

Kimberly Seals Allers

Prof. Lars Bode
Prof. Paula Meier

Dr. Rebecca Powell
Dr. Rosalina Barroso

H.E. Toyin Saraki
Agenda
The symposium took place over 2 days. Check out the agenda with all the outstanding speakers from the US, Asia and Europe.
Sharing Clinical Evidence Around the World
We believe that to improve health outcomes, we must remove barriers. if you are interested in watching all content of the Symposium and are either a clinician residing in a low-income country* or work for a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) that works for non-profit, you can attend at no cost.
*as defined by the World Bank Global Index
Donation for 60 years of Medela
In celebration of our 60th anniversary, Medela is providing several participating Ronald McDonald House® programmes around the world with a hospital-grade Symphony and accessories to support RMHC® families. The full Symposium registration including the on-demand registration fee will be used to support this multi-country initiative providing breastfeeding supplies to several Ronald McDonald House programmes chosen by Medela.
Poster session
We are thrilled to host our popular poster session, in which latest research and evidence around lactation, human milk and breastfeeding are available on-demand. Explore more than 40 posters from authors all over the world covering interesting topics such as breastfeeding clinical support, breastfeeding policy and advocacy, COVID-19 and lactation, human milk and infant health outcomes, and many more.