ILANA SIRKOVICH, RN, IBCLC, BScN

 

                                         ILANA SIRKOVICH
                                           RN, BScN, IBCLC

Clinical Director, Health for Baby
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
Vice-President, Ontario Lactation Consultants Association
RN / Lactation Coordinator, Mount Sinai Hospital
Director, Life With A Baby
Director, Holistic Fertility Network


For Infants and Children

• Increased risk of asthma
• Increased risk of allergy
• Reduced cognitive development
• Increased risk of acute respiratory disease
• Increased altered occlusion
• Increased risk for infection from contaminated formula
• Increased risk of nutrient deficiencies
• Increased risk of childhood cancers
• Increased risk of chronic diseases
• Increased risk of diabetes
• Increased risk of cardiovascular disease
• Increased risk of obesity
• Increased risk of gastrointestinal infections
• Increased risk of mortality

For Mothers

• Increased risk of breast cancer
• Increased risk of overweight
• Increased risk of ovarian cancer and endometrial cancer
• Increased risk of osteoporosis
• Reduced natural child spacing
• Increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis
• Increased stress and anxiety
• Increased risk of maternal diabetes