Deanna Nardella, MD, MHS
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2025
A National Survey: Trends in U.S. Postpartum Pumping Practices After Term Deliveries
Nardella D, Damian K, Glassman M, Bassler B, Taylor S, Silpe J. A National Survey: Trends in U.S. Postpartum Pumping Practices After Term Deliveries. Breastfeeding Medicine 2025, 21: 31-40. PMID: 41204728, DOI: 10.1177/15568253251393228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA National Survey of U.S. Prescribing Clinicians Who Practice Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine in Outpatient and Inpatient Healthcare Settings
Nardella D, Rosen-Carole C, Castaño M, Hernández-Aguilar M, Young M, Rosa E, Sharifi M, Shabanova V, Standish K. A National Survey of U.S. Prescribing Clinicians Who Practice Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine in Outpatient and Inpatient Healthcare Settings. Breastfeeding Medicine 2025, 20: 805-817. PMID: 40928900, DOI: 10.1177/15568253251371711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Among US Women
Nardella D, Canavan M, Taylor S, Sharifi M. Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Among US Women. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2521902. PMID: 40679825, PMCID: PMC12274979, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.21902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhat is effective communication in breastfeeding care? Perspectives from Latina women
Nardella D, Morales S, Pérez-Escamilla R, Vicente G, Brown L, Ray N, Duffany K, Rhodes E. What is effective communication in breastfeeding care? Perspectives from Latina women. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0325592. PMID: 40569968, PMCID: PMC12200710, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0325592.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Quantifying the Association between Pump Use and Breastfeeding Duration
Nardella D, Canavan M, Sharifi M, Taylor S. Quantifying the Association between Pump Use and Breastfeeding Duration. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2024, 274: 114192. PMID: 39004167, PMCID: PMC11499033, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchState paid family leave policies and breastfeeding duration: cross-sectional analysis of 2021 national immunization survey-child
Rosenberg J, Nardella D, Shabanova V. State paid family leave policies and breastfeeding duration: cross-sectional analysis of 2021 national immunization survey-child. International Breastfeeding Journal 2024, 19: 37. PMID: 38796467, PMCID: PMC11128124, DOI: 10.1186/s13006-024-00646-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPumps: A Possible Tool to Promote More Equitable Lactation Outcomes
Nardella D. Pumps: A Possible Tool to Promote More Equitable Lactation Outcomes. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2024, 97: 99-106. PMID: 38559458, PMCID: PMC10964822, DOI: 10.59249/mwyw7163.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2021
Naturalization of the microbiota developmental trajectory of Cesarean-born neonates after vaginal seeding
Song SJ, Wang J, Martino C, Jiang L, Thompson WK, Shenhav L, McDonald D, Marotz C, Harris PR, Hernandez CD, Henderson N, Ackley E, Nardella D, Gillihan C, Montacuti V, Schweizer W, Jay M, Combellick J, Sun H, Garcia-Mantrana I, Raga F, Collado MC, Rivera-Viñas JI, Campos-Rivera M, Ruiz-Calderon JF, Knight R, Dominguez-Bello MG. Naturalization of the microbiota developmental trajectory of Cesarean-born neonates after vaginal seeding. Med 2021, 2: 951-964.e5. PMID: 35590169, PMCID: PMC9123283, DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2021.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparing Glucose Challenge Test Screening Thresholds in Obese and Overweight Gravidas.
MacGregor C, Has P, Nardella D, Werner E. Comparing Glucose Challenge Test Screening Thresholds in Obese and Overweight Gravidas. American Journal Of Perinatology 2021, 38: 273-277. PMID: 31491804, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1696674.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Human Milk Bacterial and Glycosylation Patterns Differ by Delivery Mode.
Hoashi M, Meche L, Mahal LK, Bakacs E, Nardella D, Naftolin F, Bar-Yam N, Dominguez-Bello MG. Human Milk Bacterial and Glycosylation Patterns Differ by Delivery Mode. Reproductive Sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) 2016, 23: 902-7. PMID: 26711314, DOI: 10.1177/1933719115623645.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Overview
Deanna Nardella, MD, MHS, is a general pediatrician, international board-certified lactation consultant, and clinician scientist who specializes in general pediatrics and breastfeeding and lactation medicine.
As an instructor at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Nardella is engaged in research aiming to improve health care policies and delivery systems that ensure equitable care across the pediatric spectrum. Her scholarly efforts are directed towards developing innovative healthcare solutions that consider the needs of the entire family unit.
Dr. Nardella received her medical degree from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and completed her pediatric residency at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She currently serves as the co-chair of the Connecticut Infant Mortality Review Committee, recognized by the Connecticut Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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- August 12, 2026
Yale Center for Clinical Investigation Names 2026 Scholars
- March 12, 2026
Yale Pediatrics Poster Presenters at PAS 2026
- December 15, 2025Source: Breastfeeding Medicine Podcast
Pumping Trends in the USA, and How Parental Diet Affects Milk Quality
- July 18, 2025Source: Yale News
Study Finds Link Between Hypertension and Breastfeeding Outcomes
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