Protecting Infants through Human Milk: Advancing the Scientific Evidence

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-6
Ehrlich-Koldovsky Young Investigator Award....Pages 7-7
Macy-György Award....Pages 9-9
Human Milk Proteins....Pages 11-25
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Human Milk....Pages 27-43
Epidemiology of Breastfeeding....Pages 45-59
Front Matter....Pages 61-61
The Optimal Duration of Exclusive Breastfeeding....Pages 63-77
Expert Consultation on the Optimal Duration of Exclusive Breastfeeding....Pages 79-87
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Impact of Breastfeeding on Maternal Nutritional Status....Pages 91-100
Lactation and Maternal Bone Health....Pages 101-114
The Impact of Energy Restriction and Exercise in Lactating Women....Pages 115-120
Protecting, Promoting, and Supporting Breastfeeding among Women in the Labor Force....Pages 121-132
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
Histo-Blood Group Antigen and Human Milk Oligosaccharides....Pages 135-143
Human Milk Protective Mechanisms....Pages 145-154
The Dynamic Effects of Breastfeeding on Intestinal Development and Host Defense....Pages 155-170
Understanding the Origin of Asthma and its Relationship to Breastfeeding....Pages 171-191
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission during Breastfeeding....Pages 195-210
Mother-to-Infant Hepatitis C Virus Transmission and Breastfeeding....Pages 211-216
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
Morphogenesis of Mammary Gland Development....Pages 219-228
Genetic Manipulation of Mammary Gland Development and Lactation....Pages 229-251
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
Glucose Transport in Lactation....Pages 253-261
Regulation of Milk Lipid Formation and Secretion in the Mouse Mammary Gland....Pages 263-279
Front Matter....Pages 281-281
Social Capital and Breastfeeding Initiation among Puerto Rican Women....Pages 283-286
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Public Opinion about Breastfeeding: The 1999–2000 Healthstyles Surveys in the United States....Pages 287-291
A Comparison of Patterns of Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding in Peru and Ghana....Pages 293-298
Early Determinants of Non-Exclusive Breastfeeding among Guatemalan Infants....Pages 299-301
Association of Degree and Timing of Exposure to Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Services with Breastfeeding Duration....Pages 303-306
Effect of Education and Lactation Support on Maternal Decision to Provide Human Milk for Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants....Pages 307-311
Interaction of Stress and Lactation Differs between Mothers of Premature Singletons and Multiples....Pages 313-316
Making my Baby Healthy....Pages 317-319
Comfort and Effectiveness of the Symphony Breast Pump for Mothers of Preterm Infants....Pages 321-323
Identification of Factors Affecting Breast Pump Efficacy....Pages 325-327
Protection of Breastfeeding, Marketing of Human Milk Substitutes and Ethics....Pages 329-332
Micronutrient Status of Brazilian Lactating Adolescents....Pages 333-336
Nutritional Status of Exclusively Breastfeeding Adolescents from Northwest and Central Mexico....Pages 337-339
Bone Mineral Density and Bone Turnover in Adolescent Mothers after Lactation....Pages 341-343
Breastfeeding and Food Taboos in Nursing Mothers from Mexico....Pages 345-346
Impact of Calcium Supplementation in the Preceding Pregnancy on the Human Milk Calcium Concentration of Gambian Women....Pages 347-349
Influence of Recent Dietary Intake on Plasma and Human Milk Levels of Carotenoids and Retinol in Brazilian Nursing Women....Pages 351-354
Factors Influencing Concentrations of Iron, Zinc, and Copper in Human Milk....Pages 355-358
Front Matter....Pages 281-281
Positive Effect of Human Milk on Neurobehavioral and Cognitive Development of Premature Infants....Pages 359-364
Breastfeeding and Cognitive Development in Children....Pages 365-369
Breastfeeding Protects against the Anorectic Response to Infection in Infants....Pages 371-374
Effect of Human Hind Milk on Preterm Infant Growth....Pages 375-378
Impact of Unfortified Human Milk Feeding on Weight Gain and Mineral Status of Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants after Discharge from a Kangaroo Mother Care Unit....Pages 379-381
Is Duration of Breastfeeding Influencing the Risk of Obesity in Adult Males?....Pages 383-385
Breastfeeding, Body Mass Index, and Asthma and Atopy in Children....Pages 387-390
Arterial Compliance in 10-Year-Old Children in Relation to Breastfeeding....Pages 391-393
Duration of Exclusive Breastfeeding and Risk of Anemia in a Cohort of Mexican Infants....Pages 395-398
Longitudinal Studies of Molybdenum Balances in Breastfed Infants....Pages 399-401
Zinc Concentration in Human Milk....Pages 403-405
Concentrations of Epidermal Growth Factor and Transforming Growth Factor-Alpha in Preterm Milk....Pages 407-409
Higher Molecular Mass Forms of TGFα in Human Milk....Pages 411-415
TGFα within Compartments of Human Milk....Pages 417-421
Variations in Concentrations of Lactoferrin in Human Milk: A Nine Country Survey....Pages 423-426
Fucosylated Oligosaccharides in Human Milk in Relation to Gestational Age and Stage of Lactation....Pages 427-430
Variation in Prolactin Consumption by Fully Breastfed Infants....Pages 431-433
Transfer of Metformin into Human Milk....Pages 435-436
Pseudoephedrine Effects on Milk Production in Women and Estimation of Infant Exposure via Human Milk....Pages 437-438
The Anti-Infective Activity of Human Milk is Potentially Greater than the Sum of its Microbicidal Components....Pages 439-441
Front Matter....Pages 281-281
Human Milk Oligosaccharide Blood Group Epitopes and Innate Immune Protection against Campylobacter and Calicivirus Diarrhea in Breastfed Infants....Pages 443-446
Human Milk Contains Elements That Block Binding of Noroviruses to Histo-Blood Group Antigens in Saliva....Pages 447-450
Breastfeeding and Natural Colonization with Lactobacillus SPP as Protection against Rotavirus-Associated Diarrhea....Pages 451-455
Human Milk α1,2-Linked Fucosylated Oligosaccharides Decrease Risk of Diarrhea Due to Stable Toxin of E. Coli in Breastfed Infants....Pages 457-461
Lactoferrin Blocks the Initial Host Cell Attachment Mechanism of Enteropathogenic E. Coli (EPEC)....Pages 463-466
Cells from Mature Human Milk are Capable of Cytokine Production Following in Vitro Stimulation....Pages 467-470
Rat Milk Decreases Necrotizing Enterocolitis in a Rat Model....Pages 471-473
Efforts to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 through Human Milk....Pages 475-480
Inhibition of HIV-1 Infection in Vitro by Human Milk Sulfated Glycolipids and Glycosaminoglycans....Pages 481-487
Transmission of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) through Human Milk....Pages 489-494
Multiple New Isoforms of the Human Prolactin Receptor Gene....Pages 495-499
Bioimpedance Vector Analysis in Breastfed and Formula-Fed Infants in the First Six Months of Life....Pages 501-504
Weighing Diapers for Intake Assessment after Early Discharge....Pages 505-508
Donor Milk for Preterm and Sick Children....Pages 509-510
Plasma Non-Esterified Fatty Acid Composition is Different in Lactating and in Nonpregnant Nonlactating Women....Pages 511-514
Back Matter....Pages 515-525