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Immunology of breast milk [PDF]

Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira, 2016
Summary In the critical phase of immunological immaturity of the newborn, particularly for the immune system of mucous membranes, infants receive large amounts of bioactive components through colostrum and breast milk. Colostrum is the most potent natural immune booster known to science.
Palmeira, Patricia, Carneiro-Sampaio, Magda   +1 more
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Interleukin 7 from maternal milk crosses the intestinal barrier and modulates T-cell development in offspring [PDF]

, 2011
Background Breastfeeding protects against illnesses and death in hazardous environments, an effect partly mediated by improved immune function. One hypothesis suggests that factors within milk supplement the inadequate immune response of the offspring,
Andrew M Prentice, Prentice, Andrew M., Ngom, Pa T., Pa Tamba Ngom, Richard Aspinall, Ngom, Pa Tamba, Prentice, Andrew M, Aspinall, Richard, Andrew M. Prentice   +8 more
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BREAST MILK BANKS – THE WAY TO GLOBAL BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT IN UKRAINE AND THE WORLD

Неонатологія, хірургія та перинатальна медицина, 2023
Breast milk is the standard of infant nutrition, recognized worldwide as the optimal fi rst source of food, and breastfeeding is the ideal way to feed children, meeting all their needs.
М. Малачинська, М. Кісельова, О. Шлемкевич, Н. Вереснюк, Н. Кунта   +4 more
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Perception of donor breast milk and determinants of its acceptability among mothers in a developing community: a cross-sectional multi-center study in south-east Nigeria

International Breastfeeding Journal, 2018
Background Due to the health and economic benefits of breast milk, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that for infants who cannot receive breast milk from their own mothers, the next preferred option is donated breast milk.
Kenechukwu K. Iloh, Chidiebere DI. Osuorah, Ikenna K. Ndu, Isaac N. Asinobi, Ijeoma N. Obumneme-Anyim, Chijioke E. Ezeudu, Ukoha M. Oluchi, Onyinye U. Anyanwu, Uchenna Ekwochi, Christian C. Ogoke, Adaeze C. Ayuk, Herbert U. Obu   +11 more
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Maintaining the 'good maternal body': Expressing milk as a way of negotiating the demands and dilemmas of early infant feeding. [PDF]

, 2012
Aim.  To report a descriptive study of early infant feeding experiences focusing on accounts of women who expressed milk extensively in the first few weeks postpartum. Background.
Leeming, Dawn, Johnson, Sally, Lyttle, Steven, Williamson, I. R., Williamson, Iain, Johnson, S., Leeming, D.   +6 more
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INDIVIDUAL BREAST MILK «BANKING»: NEEDS AND MEANS

Вопросы современной педиатрии, 2014
Breastfeeding is the most important postnatal factor in metabolic and immunogenic programming of newborns’ health. When it is impossible to breastfeed the baby best efforts should be applied to maintain lactation in mother in order to feed the baby with ...
O. L. Lukoyanova, T. E. Borovik, G. V. Yatsyk, I. A. Belyaeva, V. I. Furtsev   +4 more
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‘Milk of calcium’ in the breast [PDF]

BMJ Case Reports, 2012
Milk of calcium in the breast consists of calcium deposits within microcysts, and it is found in 4–6%1 of all women undergoing mammography. It is important to recognise its characteristic features in order to avoid unnecessary biopsy (figure 1).2 Figure 1 Craniocaudal and medio-lateral oblique mammographic views showing a single cluster of ...
Filipe, Veloso Gomes, Maria Joana Rebelo, Almeida, Jose Carlos, Marques   +2 more
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“It’s just like a blood transfusion”: perceptions on the use of donated breast milk in selected hospitals in central Uganda: a qualitative study

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Breast milk is crucial for the nutritional and developmental milestones in the first two years of life. Uganda has recognized the need for a human milk bank as an opportunity that offers reliable and healthy milk to babies who lack access to ...
Mary Gorreth Namuddu, David Mukunya, Victoria Nakibuuka, Esther Amulen, Ritah Nantale, Juliet Kiguli   +5 more
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THE BREAST MILK PROBLEM. [PDF]

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1908
For several years many authors of pediatric text-books have been expressing the conviction that there exist between cow's milk and breast milk certain wide and unadjustable differences. There is a very gratify- gratifying tendency to place more and more stress on the importance of breast milk as an infant food, and to emphasize the fact that, lacking ...
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF DONATED BREAST MILK BANKS IN RUSSIA: NECESSITY AND POSSIBILITIES. SURVEY RESULTS WITHIN THE PILOT PROJECT OF A DONATED BREAST MILK BANK POWERED BY THE FEDERAL STATE BUDGETARY SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION «SCIENTIFIC CENTRE OF CHILDREN’S HEAL

Вопросы современной педиатрии, 2015
A child should receive the donated breast milk when a mother cannot provide it. The United Association of Perinatal Care resolution underlines that the creation of donated breast milk banks pursuits the national policy for the support and popularization ...
O. L. Lukoyanova, T. E. Borovik, I. A. Belyaeva, L. S. Namazova-Baranova, G. V. Yatsyk, E. P. Bombardirova, V. A. Skvortsova, E. V. Shchepkina   +7 more
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