Sentences with phrase «rich milk newborn»

The quality of colostrum — the nutrient - rich milk newborn dairy calves first drink from their mothers — can be predicted by the mother's previous lactation performance and weather, according to new research from the NH Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire.

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During the first few days of life, breast milk contains colostrum, the wonderful fluid rich in immune factors and nutrition which make breastfeeding so beneficial in boosting a newborn's immune function.

Human breast tissue and breast milk contain higher concentrations of iodine than the thyroid gland itself, which contains just 30 % of the body's iodine stores.18, 36,370 Breast tissue is rich in the same iodine - transporting proteins used by the thyroid gland to take up iodine from the blood.18, 38 The evolutionary reasons for this are clear: iodine is essential to the developing newborn brain, so the mother's body must have a direct means of supplying iodine to the nursing infant.18, 39