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Presentations at Conferences

  • National Cross-Sectional Survey and Cost Analysis of Personal Electric Breast Pumps in Germany” and “Population-Based Study on Breast Pumps Based on Billing Data Charged to Statutory Health Insurance” at the Manitoba Interdisciplinary Lactation Centre (MILC) meeting in Manitoba, Canada, by Dr. Melissa Theurich in January 2026
  • National Cross-Sectional Survey and Cost Analysis of Personal Electric Breast Pumps in Germany” and “Population-Based Study on Breast Pumps Based on Billing Data Charged to Statutory Health Insurance” at the 6th German Human Milk Bank Initiative Symposium by Dr. Melissa Theurich in Berlin in October 2025.
  • “Breastfeeding for prevention of respiratory syncytial virus disease.” at the iLactation breastfeeding conference Every drop!” in September 2025.
  • “Stillen bietet wichtigen Schutz vor RSV-bedingten Atemwegserkrankungen zusätzlich zur RSV-Impfung” at the Still- und Laktationskongress + Frühgeborenen-Symposium, in Berlin, Germany in September 2025.
  • Trends in the Breast Pump Market and Insurance Claims from the German Healthcare System” at: “Lactation and Infant Feeding (LIFe) Workshop: Hot Topics in Human Milk Research” at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, USA, by Dr. Melissa Theurich in July 2025.
  • National Cross-sectional Survey and Cost Analysis of Personal-use Electric Breast Pumps“, at:
  • National Survey of Infant Feeding Bottles in Germany: Their Characteristics and Marketing Claims” at:

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Upcoming!

  • Biennial Conference of The International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation (ISRHML), Munich, Germany in October 2026.
  • Kristina Shcherbatiuk will present a poster on the study “Period prevalence of breastfeeding difficulties (2015-2024) in Germany using national statutory health insurance claims data” at the ISRHML Conference in Munich in October 2026.
  • Theresa Stegemann will present a poster on “Digital marketing of breast pumps to mothers: a qualitative thematic analysis” at the ISRHML Conference in Munich in October 2026.
  • Sarah Konradt will present a poster on the study “Retrospective Systematic Content and Policy Analysis of Breast Milk Substitute Marketing on Instagram in Germany” at the ISRHML Conference in Munich in October 2026.