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A quality improvement project to increase breast milk feeding of hospitalized late preterm infants in China

International Breastfeeding Journal, 2023
Background The breastfeeding rates of late preterm infants are lower than both term and extremely preterm infants. To explore the interventions of increasing full breast milk feeding rate of hospitalized late preterm infants on the 7th day after birth ...
Meiying Quan, Zhenghong Li, Laura Placke Ward, Shuju Feng, Yalin Jing, Lin Wang, Jing Yuan   +6 more
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Human Breast Milk: From Food to Active Immune Response With Disease Protection in Infants and Mothers

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
Breastfeeding is associated with long-term wellbeing including low risks of infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases such as asthma, cancer, autoimmune diseases and obesity during childhood.
G. Lokossou, Léonce Kouakanou, A. Schumacher, A. Zenclussen   +3 more
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Current Breast Milk PFAS Levels in the United States and Canada: After All This Time, Why Don’t We Know More?

Environmental Health Perspectives, 2022
Background: Despite 20 y of biomonitoring studies of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in both serum and urine, we have an extremely limited understanding of PFAS concentrations in breast milk of women from the United States and Canada. The lack
J. LaKind, M. Verner, R. Rogers, H. Goeden, D. Naiman, S. Marchitti, G. Lehmann, Erin Hines, S. Fenton   +8 more
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High-proportion breast milk feeding is associated with a reduction in the incidence of IVH in very preterm infants

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
ObjectiveTo investigate the protective effect of high-proportion breast milk feeding (>50%) on intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) in very preterm infants (VPIs).MethodsThis was a retrospective secondary analysis of a prospective multi-center study ...
Zhi Zheng, Zhi Zheng, Wei Shen, Wei Shen, Wei Shen, Li-Xia Tang, Li-Xia Tang, Rong Zhang, Rui Cheng, San-Nan Wang, Dong-Mei Chen, Chao Chen, Xin-Zhu Lin, Xin-Zhu Lin   +13 more
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Incidence and correlates of HIV-1 RNA detection in the breast milk of women receiving HAART for the prevention of HIV-1 transmission. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
The incidence and correlates of breast milk HIV-1 RNA detection were determined in intensively sampled women receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission.Women initiated HAART at 34 weeks
Jennifer A Slyker, Michael H Chung, Dara A Lehman, James Kiarie, John Kinuthia, Sarah Holte, Kenneth Tapia, Francis Njiri, Julie Overbaugh, Grace John-Stewart   +9 more
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The Antioxidant Capacity of Breast Milk and Plasma of Women with or without Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Antioxidants, 2023
Women with gestational diabetes (GD) have reduced antioxidant capacity; however, the relationship between maternal diet, maternal biochemical capacity, breast milk concentration, and infant intake has not been adequately explored in the literature.
Megan Churchill, Halah Zawawi, Ingrid Elisia, Maxine Seider, Rebecca Noseworthy, Alexandra Thompson, Andrea J. Glenn, D. Dan Ramdath, Deborah O’Connor, Pauline Darling, Thomas Wolever, Douglas E. Barre, Denice S. Feig, David D. Kitts, Shannan M. Grant   +14 more
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Breast Milk: A Source of Functional Compounds with Potential Application in Nutrition and Therapy

Nutrients, 2021
Breast milk is an unbeatable food that covers all the nutritional requirements of an infant in its different stages of growth up to six months after birth. In addition, breastfeeding benefits both maternal and child health.
C. Sánchez, Luis Franco, P. Regal, A. Lamas, A. Cepeda, C. Fente   +5 more
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Breast Milk, a Source of Beneficial Microbes and Associated Benefits for Infant Health

Nutrients, 2020
Human breast milk is considered the optimum feeding regime for newborn infants due to its ability to provide complete nutrition and many bioactive health factors.
K. Lyons, C. Ryan, Eugene M. Dempsey, R. Ross, C. Stanton   +4 more
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Non-Coding RNAs in Human Breast Milk: A Systematic Review

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
Breast milk is the primary source of nutrition and hydration for the newborn infant but also plays an important role in the child’s first immune defense.
Lina Tingö, E. Ahlberg, Lovisa Johansson, S. Pedersen, K. Chawla, P. Sætrom, E. Cione, M. Simpson   +7 more
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Human milk oligosaccharides as prebiotics

Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2023
Based on its richness in immune-related components such as human milk, human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), milk proteins, and lipids, breast milk can be considered the first functional food that humans encounter in their lifetime.
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