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A review of the disruption of breastfeeding supports in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in five Western countries and applications for clinical practice

open access: yesInternational Breastfeeding Journal, 2022
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly altered how breastfeeding support is provided, resulting in mixed breastfeeding outcomes and experiences for mothers.
Sarah Turner   +2 more
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Comparing early life nutritional sources and human milk feeding practices: personalized and dynamic nutrition supports infant gut microbiome development and immune system maturation

open access: yesGut Microbes, 2023
Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first six months of life, but many infants receive pumped milk, formula, donor human milk, or other nutritional sources during this critical period.
Spencer R. Ames   +2 more
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Interaction between stress hormones and phagocytic cells and its effect on the health status of dairy cows: A review [PDF]

open access: yesVeterinary World, 2020
Dairy cows are exposed to various stressors during their production cycle that makes them more susceptible to various diseases. Phagocytes (neutrophils and macrophages) are important soldiers of the innate immune system.
Mohanned Naif Alhussien, Ajay Kumar Dang
doaj   +1 more source

Prediction of Blood Lactate Values in Critically Ill Patients: A Retrospective Multi-center Cohort Study [PDF]

open access: yesJ Clin Monit Comput. 2021 PMID: 34224051, 2021
Purpose. Elevations in initially obtained serum lactate levels are strong predictors of mortality in critically ill patients. Identifying patients whose serum lactate levels are more likely to increase can alert physicians to intensify care and guide them in the frequency of tending the blood test.
arxiv   +1 more source

Analysis of lactation shapes in extended lactations [PDF]

open access: yesanimal, 2012
In order to describe the temporal evolution of milk yield (MY) and composition in extended lactations, 21 658 lactations of Italian Holstein cows were analyzed. Six empirical mathematical models currently used to fit 305 standard lactations (Wood, Wilmink, Legendre, Ali and Schaeffer, quadratic and cubic splines) and one function developed specifically
Roberto Steri   +4 more
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A brief gestalt intervention changes ultrasound measures of tongue movement during breastfeeding: case series

open access: yesBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background Lactation consultants frequently advise adjustments to fit and hold (or positioning and attachment) with the aim of optimising intra-oral nipple placement. However, approaches to fit and hold vary widely, with limited evidence of benefits, and
Pamela Sylvia Douglas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimation de la teneur en lipides des vaches laitières Pie-Noires par la méthode de notation de l’état d’engraissement

open access: yesINRAE Productions Animales, 1988
L’état d’engraissement de 49 vaches laitières adultes Pie Noires, en lactation ou taries, a été noté entre 0 et 5 par un ou deux opérateurs, après observation des animaux (note d’appréciation visuelle), ou observation et manipulation (note synthétique ...
B. REMOND   +4 more
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A comparative study on the blood and milk cell counts of healthy, subclinical and clinical mastitis Karan Fries cows [PDF]

open access: yesVeterinary World, 2015
Aim: The present study was aimed to study the use of cell counts as an early indicator of mammary health. Materials and Methods: Milk and blood cell counts were estimated from 8 healthy, 8 subclinical (SCM), and 8 clinically mastitis (CM) groups of ...
Mohanned Alhussien   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Childhood Obesity and Breastfeeding Rates in Pennsylvania Counties—Spatial Analysis of the Lactation Support Landscape

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2020
Childhood obesity is a global public health issue. As the prevalence of childhood obesity continues to rise, identification of potential interventions by public health policy makers, and health care providers is imperative.
Anna Blair, Ellie MacGregor, Nikki Lee
doaj   +1 more source

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