Many recent studies that discuss
use of human milk in preemies use language such as «though nutritional fortification is necessary,» without ever demonstrating exactly why it is necessary.
«Prevalence of
use of human milk in US advanced care neonatal units.»
Not exact matches
DuPont Nutrition & Health and Inbiose are reaping the rewards
of their partnership as EU authorities approve their first
human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) ingredient designed for
use in infant formula.
In addition, there's no need to worry about the quality
of the water
used to make the
milk;
human milk straight from the breast is always sterile.
The American Academy
of Pediatrics advises against the
use of marijuana during pregnancy and while breastfeeding: «Street drugs such as PCP (phencyclidine), cocaine, and cannabis can be detected
in human milk, and their
use by breastfeeding mothers is
of concern, particularly with regard to the infant's long - term neurobehavioral development and thus are contraindicated.»
Written by a world - renown clinical pharmacologist, Dr. Thomas Hale, this drug reference provides includes everything that is known about the transfer
of various medications into
human milk, and the
use of radiopharmaceuticals, the
use of chemotherapeutic agents, and vaccines
in breastfeeding mothers.
If you don't feel comfortable
using donor breastmilk, goat's
milk formula is a good option, as
in terms
of protein structure, it's actually the closest mammalian
milk to
human milk.
Thus, I strongly support the critical statement «
human milk is the recommended source
of nutrition for infants»
in the FDA's proposed guidance, and urge a guidance revision that any breast
milk comparison claims (e.g., «closer than ever to breast
milk») made by formula companies must also be substantiated by studies that
use a control group
of exclusively breast - fed infants.
In the policy statement, «Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk,» published in the March 2012 issue of Pediatrics (published online Feb. 27), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) reaffirms its recommendation of exclusive breastfeeding for about the first six months of a baby's life, followed by breastfeeding in combination with the introduction of complementary foods until at least 12 months of age, and continuation of breastfeeding for as long as mutually desired by mother and bab
In the policy statement, «Breastfeeding and the
Use of Human Milk,» published
in the March 2012 issue of Pediatrics (published online Feb. 27), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) reaffirms its recommendation of exclusive breastfeeding for about the first six months of a baby's life, followed by breastfeeding in combination with the introduction of complementary foods until at least 12 months of age, and continuation of breastfeeding for as long as mutually desired by mother and bab
in the March 2012 issue
of Pediatrics (published online Feb. 27), the American Academy
of Pediatrics (AAP) reaffirms its recommendation
of exclusive breastfeeding for about the first six months
of a baby's life, followed by breastfeeding
in combination with the introduction of complementary foods until at least 12 months of age, and continuation of breastfeeding for as long as mutually desired by mother and bab
in combination with the introduction
of complementary foods until at least 12 months
of age, and continuation
of breastfeeding for as long as mutually desired by mother and baby.
In the American Academy
of Pediatrics 2005 Policy Statement: Breastfeeding and the
Use of Human Milk, the AAP says:
Extensive research, especially
in recent years, documents diverse and compelling advantages to infants, mothers, families, and society from breastfeeding and the
use of human milk for infant feeding.
Identification and quantification
of drugs and drug metabolites
in human breast
milk using gas chromatography mass spectrometry computer methods.
In 2012, The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published their policy statement, «Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk,» in Pediatric
In 2012, The American Academy
of Pediatrics (AAP) published their policy statement, «Breastfeeding and the
Use of Human Milk,»
in Pediatric
in Pediatrics.
In evaluating the benefits
of breast
milk, the American Academy
of Pediatrics conducted a review
of the literature for evidence
of disease reduction with the
use of human milk.
Hypoglycemia, Going Home / Discharge, Supplementation, Mastitis, Peripartum BF Management, Cosleeping and Breastfeeding, Model Hospital Policy,
Human Milk Storage, Galactogogues, Breastfeeding the Late Pre-term Infant, Analgesia and Anesthesia for the Breastfeeding Mother, Breastfeeding the Hypotonic Infant, Guidelines for Breastfeeding Infants with Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate, or Cleft Lip and Palate,
Use of Antidepressants
in Nursing Mothers, Breastfeeding Promotion
in the Prenatal Setting, Engorgement, Breastfeeding and the Drug - Dependant Woman, Jaundice, Non-Pharmacologic Management
of Procedure - Related Pain
in the Breastfeeding Infant, Allergic Proctocolitis
in the Exclusively Breastfed Infant, Preprocedural Fasting for the Breastfed Infant
This presentation aims to focus mainly on the benefits deriving from the
use of donor
human milk in feeding preterm infants:
The findings
in this study also provide new evidence for pediatricians as they provide guidance to breastfeeding mothers who may be considering incorporating formula into their infant's diet, and they may have implications for decisions around the
use of donor
human milk in cases when supplementation is needed.
It is important to recognize true medical indications
of supplementary feedings as well as the preferred choice and volumes
of supplement, which are appropriately outlined
in this protocol, re-emphasizing that, while there is a time and place for formula
use, a mother's own expressed
milk or donated
human milk in volumes that mimic normal breastfeeding physiology are preferable to breast
milk substitutes.
While NEC continues to be a significant cause
of mortality and morbidity
in extreme preterm infants, the increased
use of human breast
milk and implementation
of standardized feeding protocols have helped to reduce its incidence.
The researchers
used next generation sequencing technology, RNA sequencing, to reveal «
in exquisite detail» the blueprint for making
milk in the
human mammary gland, according to Laurie Nommsen - Rivers, PhD, RD, IBCLC, a scientist at Cincinnati Children's and corresponding author
of the study, published online
in PLOS ONE, a journal
of the Public Library
of Science.
Her main research areas are Perinatal and
human milk microbiota and Characterization
of probiotic bacteria and study
of their
use in bacterial dysbiosis.
Now that they've demonstrated the significance
of insulin signaling
in the
human mammary gland, they are planning a phase I / II clinical trial with a drug
used to control blood sugar
in type 2 diabetes to determine whether it improves insulin action
in the mammary gland, thus improving
milk supply.
The latest policy statement, «Breastfeeding and the
Use of Human Milk,» published
in 2012, reinforces the idea that «Given the documented short - and long - term medical and neurodevelopmental advantages
of breastfeeding, infant nutrition should be considered a public health issue and not only a lifestyle choice.»
Galactagogues are natural substances that promote lactation
in humans and are often
used as a means
of increasing
milk production.
In 1997, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published the policy statement Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk.2 Since then, significant advances in science and clinical medicine have occurre
In 1997, the American Academy
of Pediatrics (AAP) published the policy statement Breastfeeding and the
Use of Human Milk.2 Since then, significant advances
in science and clinical medicine have occurre
in science and clinical medicine have occurred.
Breastfeeding is contraindicated
in infants with classic galactosemia (galactose 1 - phosphate uridyltransferase deficiency) 103; mothers who have active untreated tuberculosis disease or are
human T - cell lymphotropic virus type I — or II — positive104, 105; mothers who are receiving diagnostic or therapeutic radioactive isotopes or have had exposure to radioactive materials (for as long as there is radioactivity
in the
milk) 106 — 108; mothers who are receiving antimetabolites or chemotherapeutic agents or a small number
of other medications until they clear the
milk109, 110; mothers who are
using drugs
of abuse («street drugs»); and mothers who have herpes simplex lesions on a breast (infant may feed from other breast if clear
of lesions).
Meanwhile the general term «
human milk feeding» is
used by researchers and administrators to describe both mother's own
milk and donated
milk (or combinations
of the two) despite the fundamental differences
in the two, according to the lead author, Paula Meier, PhD, Rush University Medical Center's director for Clinical Research and Lactation, Special Care Nursery and a Professor
of Pediatrics and Women, Children and Family Nursing.
Specific Gravity
of Mature
Human Milk = 1.031, so Density
of Mature
Human Milk ~ 1.031 g / ml; 1 oz = 29.6 ml; Numbers
in gray were derived
using the above conversion factors.
At 3 months, there were no differences
in breastfeeding rates between the 2 groups; 85.8 %
of infants
in the offer - pacifier group were exclusively breastfeeding compared with 86.2 %
in the not - offered group.282 The AAP policy statement on breastfeeding and the
use of human milk includes a recommendation that pacifiers can be
used during breastfeeding, but implementation should be delayed until breastfeeding is well established.283
Instead, NICUs say that «our mothers just can't provide enough
milk» and quickly turn to the
use of donor
human milk which is much more expensive to acquire and less effective
in reducing complications.
Scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital, an affiliate
of Harvard Medical School,
used special techniques to detect healing molecules
in human milk.
Processing and storaging donated breastmilk
In developed countries there is debate as to whether donated human milk needs to be routinely pasteurized or used in its untreated state, provided the system of collection, transport and storage can be adequately controlle
In developed countries there is debate as to whether donated
human milk needs to be routinely pasteurized or
used in its untreated state, provided the system of collection, transport and storage can be adequately controlle
in its untreated state, provided the system
of collection, transport and storage can be adequately controlled.
Instead, NICUs say that «our mothers just can't provide enough
milk» and quickly turn to the
use of donor
human milk which is much more expensive to acquire and less effective
in reducing complications.
Meanwhile the general term «
human milk feeding» is
used by researchers and administrators to describe both mother's own
milk and donated
milk (or combinations
of the two) despite the fundamental differences
in the two, according to the lead author, Paula Meier, PhD, Rush University Medical Center's director for Clinical Research and Lactation, Special Care Nursery and a Professor
of Pediatrics and Women, Children and Family Nursing.
Her findings, presented at the Federation
of American Societies for Experimental Biology Conference on July 23
in Big Sky, Mont., show that glyphosate, the most
used weed - killing chemical
in the world, does not accumulate over time
in human milk.
They fear that this will lead farmers to
use more antibiotics, which could stay
in the
milk and eventually reduce the effectiveness
of antibiotics against bacteria that affect
humans.
The rest
of the developed world has banned the
use of this chemical
in milk destined for
human consumption because such
milk shows high levels
of cancer - causing hormones and lower nutritional value.
Dr. Herta Spencer,
of the Veterans Administration Hospital
in Hines, Illinois, explains that the animal and
human studies that correlated calcium loss with high protein diets
used isolated, fractionated amino acids from
milk or eggs.19 Her studies show that when protein is given as meat, subjects do not show any increase
in calcium excreted, or any significant change
in serum calcium, even over a long period.20 Other investigators found that a high - protein intake increased calcium absorption when dietary calcium was adequate or high, but not when calcium intake was a low 500 mg per day.21
Lastly,
in this podcast, Dr. Erica Sonnenburg talks about how C - sections, have a negative effect on the infant's gut due to the lack
of exposure to bacteria present
in the mother's vaginal canal, and how the
use of formula deprives the infant not only from the good bacteria present
in Mom's gut but also from special carbohydrates
in breast
milk that are good for the infant gut flora known as HMOs or
human milk oligosaccharides.
I am curious about comparing the nutrition
of adult great apes
in the wild vs. their breast
milk content... and then
using that as a basis on coming up with a diet ratio for adult
humans.
Among various food items, cow's
milk and cheese had the highest correlation with incidence and mortality rate
of these cancers» Children are at high risk «Among the exposure
of humans, especially prepubertal children, to exogenous estrogens, we are particularly concerned with» These xenoestrogens from lactating preganant cattle (the majority
of commercial cattle
used for
milk) significantly raised estrogen levels
in male adults and reduced testosterone levels and did even more so
in children.
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
the chart fails to show that soy from brazil, the stuff served
in that meatless urban restraunt menu, has many times the embodied energy
of eating local grass fed beef, that the corn suggested as least energy consuming is only so due to vast scales
of industrial monocroping that wipes out diversity and local edible foods habitat (and is
used largely for pig and cow fodder if not biofuels, and so lays waste to half the midwest), that
milk from a pastured cow or goat, or eggs from pastured chickens, are gaining thier energy from sources no
human could eat.
These revisions are one example
of a strategy we saw Carson
use consistently: Add uncertainty at the level
of ignorance to destabilize the science, then articulate the harms, hazards, or consequences behind our current actions, and drive it home with a visceral image
of risk (which she does
in this example through images
of liver damage, the accumulation
of DDT
in milk and butter, and the ability
of toxic chemicals to pass to breast - fed
human infants, and to a fetus
in utero).