Aurea Tamami Minagawa Toriyama, Ph.D.
Department head of Maternal-Child and Psychiatric Nursing. Univeristy of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Home country: Brazil
What are your research interests?
Primary research interests are infant health through breastfeeding. Within low income communities in Brazil breastfeeding cessation is a major predictor of health and a risk factor for other health concerns. Her work especially focuses on working with mothers and families in early stages of infant's life.