Background
Xuehua is a PhD student at the University of Western Australia. She completed a Bachelor in Food Science and Engineering from China Agricultural University in 2017, she then completed the Master’s degree at Beijing Key Laboratory of Plant Protein and Cereal Processing. Her growing interests in the relationships of food components with human metabolism and human health have led her to pursue further study in Geddes Hartmann Human Lactation Research Group. Currently, she is aiming to explore the variations in human milk hormone concentrations, milk composition and maternal factors between mothers with low milk production and those with normal milk production. Her research will enable a more comprehensive understanding of low milk production and provide valuable perspectives for developing timely screening and interventions to support breastfeeding.
Research Interests
Xuehua is aiming to determine the associations between endogenic hormones and human milk production, as well as their further influences on infant growth and development. Xuehua’s research will enable a more comprehensive understanding of low milk production.