Drs. Natsuko Wood and Janessa Graves will both be presenting their scholarship, recently disseminated at the American Public Health Association national conference. Presenter: Natsuko Wood, PhD, RN Psychometric validation using exploratory factor analysis on the Breastfeeding Relationship Scale Description: The purpose of this study was to test psychometric properties of a 25-items self-reported instruments, the Breastfeeding Relationship Scale (BFRS). Exploratory Factor Analyses suggested the BFRS consisted of 16 items with 3 factors: Perceived Adequate Milk, Mother-Infant Interactions and Breastfeeding Synchronicity.…