Grant: CIHR-ICRH Travel Awards - CSS pool

My project that will be presented at the 2023 Canadian Sleep Society (CSS) National Conference investigates how birthorder effects breastfeeding and infant sleep. The results of my study will help inform interventions and guidelines to improve parental and infant mental health and sleep. This is in line with the Canadian Sleep Society (CSS), the Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH), and the CIHR mandates, as they aim to provide the best care for Canadians. Moreover, attending the conference will also allow me to learn about novel and innovative research and methods in sleep research and practice, which will then help me put this information to use to best help individuals improve their health, again aligning with all three mandates. Finally, the CIHR mandate mentions the formation of knowledge and dissemination to help other Canadians, which is what will occur when I attend the CSS conference to present my research and learn from others, which in turn can be used to inform best practice and clinical directives to benefit others.