Sentences with phrase «immunologic benefits»

Possibly the most important aspect of nursing a toddler is not the nutritional or immunologic benefits, important as they are.

Studies comparing human milk from preterm mothers with that from term mothers suggest that these immunologic benefits may be even greater for preterm infants because secretory immunoglobulin A (IgA), lysozyme, lactoferrin, and interferon are found in greater concentrations in preterm human milk compared with term milk.2 — 4 Very low birth weight (VLBW) infants do not benefit from the transplacental transfer of maternal immunoglobulins that occurs primarily after 34 weeks of gestation.5 These infants are exposed to abundant pathogenic organisms during neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hospitalization and may benefit from the host defense factors present in preterm human milk.6 — 9

These findings demonstrate a protective effect of human milk feedings against infection and sepsis / meningitis for VLBW infants during NICU hospitalization and further underscore the potential immunologic benefit of providing maternally expressed human milk to hospitalized VLBW infants.

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The immunologic properties of breast milk benefit working parents as much as their babies.

«Breastfeeding is the best source of infant nutrition, and it provides immunologic protection and health benefits both to breastfeeding mothers and to the children they nurse,» said Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, the U.S. surgeon general, in a statement on July 30, 2010.

Adults with GI disorders and organ donation recipients can also benefit from the immunologic powers of breast milk.

Extensive research using improved epidemiologic methods and modern laboratory techniques documents diverse and compelling advantages for infants, mothers, families, and society from breastfeeding and use of human milk for infant feeding.1 These advantages include health, nutritional, immunologic, developmental, psychologic, social, economic, and environmental benefits.

The double benefit is immediately reduced tumor burden and immunologic activation.

For nearly all infants, breastfeeding is the best source of nutrition and immunologic protection, and it provides remarkable health benefits to mothers as well.