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Filter by:The goal of this observational study is to determine the concentration of medicines in human milk during maternal medicine intake. The main questions it aims to answer are: - What is the concentration of maternal medicines in human milk? - What is the (estimated) intake and exposure in the breastfed infant? Participants will be asked to - fill out a questionnaire regarding medical data of the mother and child - track medication intake for 3 days - collect milk samples during 24 hours - optionally, donate 2 blood samples of the mother and give consent to one blood sample of the child - fill out a questionnaire regarding the general health of the child.
This study was a longitudinal design. The questionnaire on exclusive breastfeeding was administered and was validated against the deuterium oxide dose-to-mother technique to assess human milk intake of babies aged 3 and 6 mo.
The researchers planned this study to compare the effects of breast pumps, which are frequently used today, and manual milking after manual massage on the change in milk content when breast and breastfeeding problems develop.
Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is a new public health crisis threatening humanity caused by SARS-CoV-2. Although it originated in China's Hubei province in late 2019, it has spread to many countries around the world. Although Covid-19 first caused infection by affecting the lung, current data showed that the gastrointestinal tract was also affected by detecting viral RNA in Covid-19-infected human intestinal epithelial cells and feces. The association has been confirmed by showing that patients hospitalized with COVID-19 have significant changes in intestinal bacterioma. These changes have been characterized by a significant reduction in gut microbiome (BM) diversity associated with gastrointestinal complaints of the acute phase of infection (e.g. abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea), depletion of beneficial bacterial symbionts, and enrichment of opportunistic pathogens (e.g. Streptococcus, Rothia, Actinomyces). In particular, recent studies have evidence that patients with Covid-19 are more prone to a dysbiosis profile of the gut microbiota, infected individuals present irregular gut microbiota, and even dysbiosis (disruption of microbiota balance) in the gut microbiota. The first case reports reported in China suggested that there was no virus found in amniotic fluid, umbilical cord blood, throat swabs of the newborn, placenta, vaginal fluid, and breast milk samples infected with Covid-19. The latest data indicate that there is no vertical transmission to the fetus, and so far, no viruses have been found in the cord blood of newborns born from Covid-19 positive pregnant women, nasal sampling and amniotic fluid and placentas of pregnant women. However, the effect of intestinal microbial structure affected by Covid-19 on breast milk microbiota and the effect of a dysbiosis to occur on infant health or the effect of the healing properties of breast milk on Covid-19 are still not clearly known. This views are that intestinal microbial colonization originating from the gastrointestinal system affected by Covid-19 will affect breast milk microbial colonization. However, there is no study on this subject. For this purpose, aim in this study was to determine the breast milk microbiome and biologically active proteins (secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA), lysozyme, lactoferrin, osteoprotegerin (OPG), leptin, adiponectin and β-endorphin (b-) levels of mothers who had Covid-19 with healthy mothers. will be compared.
Nova Scotia has among the lowest breastfeeding rates in Canada, with less than one quarter of infants receiving Health Canada's recommended 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding. Compared with feeding formula, breastfeeding has been linked with a number of health advantages, including fewer infections, higher IQ, and a lowered risk of obesity later in life. How infants consume human milk is changing. Pumping milk has grown in popularity in recent years because some mothers may feel stigmatized breastfeeding, especially in public, but also because it allows other caregivers to help with feeding. Although pumped human milk is considered equal to breastfeeding, there is very little research in this area, especially around responsive feeding and later health outcomes. Since pumped milk is fed from a bottle, the health benefits may be lost (for instance, this may impact a baby's ability to understand if s/he is hungry or full). The primary aim of this study is to determine if the volume of human milk an infant consumes differs if they consume milk from a bottle versus the breast. The investigators will conduct a cross-over trial in which 62 mother-infant pairs will be randomized to feed at the breast or from a bottle for 24 hours, have a 24 hour wash-out period, and then 'cross-over' to another 24 hour session with the opposite 'treatment.' The volume of milk consumed at each feed within the 24 hour window (via indirect weighing, or weighing the baby before and after eating) will be recorded to determine if there are differences in milk consumption. Mother-infant pairs will complete this 3-day study three times, at 6 weeks, 4 months, and 6 months. Information from this study will help to better understand current infant feeding practices in Nova Scotia, and the potential role this plays in future health outcomes. Evidence from this study may help to identify means of improving feeding practices and promoting human milk as the main food for Nova Scotian infants, setting them on a path for the best start in life.
This study evaluates the effectiveness of individualized human milk fortification for very low birth weight (<1500 g) babies in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) to optimize their growth. Breast milk analysis will occur on a weekly basis using the Miris Human Milk Analyzer. In the Control group, participants will receive standard TPN (total parenteral nutrition) and lipids and breast milk fortification according to MetroHealth's NICU guidelines. The Intervention group will receive TPN and lipids optimized depending on the results of breast milk analysis, followed by additional individualized fortification using additional microlipids and/or liquid protein to achieve the goal of 4g protein/kg/day and 100-130 kcal/kg/day.
Preterm infants are susceptible to postnatal growth restriction. Breast milk is the recommended source of nutrition for preterm infants. As preterm infants have enhanced nutritional requirements, multicomponent fortifiers are added to breast milk in order to establish adequate growth. Due to the various benefits of human milk feds to preterm infants, a human milk fortifier based on donor milk (Prolact+6 H2MF® Prolacta, City of Industry, California) has been developed. With this study, the investigators want to evaluate the effect of human milk fortification on weight gain in extremely low birth weight infants (ELBW, <1000g birth weight) in comparison to bovine fortification.
Human milk profile is unique and diet exerts a pivot role in determing its composition. As a rule, nursing mothers do not receive specific nutritional indications aimed at improving the lipid profile of milk, despite the scientific evidence in favor of the importance of DHA in the infant's diet. The research aims to determine the effect of a dietary counseling specifically targeted at increasing the intake of fatty acids ω3 (DHA, EPA and ALA) on the lipid profile of breast milk, in order to identify effective and viable nutrition claims for breastfeeding women.
Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) docosahexaenoic (DHA) arachidonic acid (AA) are major building blocks for the lipid bilayer of neuronal and retinal membranes and play a crucial role in brain and visual development. Humans lack enzymes synthetizing DHA and AA precursors and thus rely upon dietary sources to achieve adequate intakes. Human milk (HM) feeding, either own mother's milk (OMM) or donor milk (DM), is the first nutritional choice for preterm infants and provides appropriate LCPUFAs amounts to support neurological and visual development of this fragile population. Due to their immaturity, preterm infants are often unable to coordinate sucking and swallowing, thus requiring tube feeding (TF) for prolonged time periods. During TF, fatty acids tend to separate from aqueous milk components and to adhere to the infusion set, thus reducing the delivery of HM lipid contents. To dare, however, a targeted evaluation of TF-related LCPUFAs losses has not been performed. This study aims to quantitatively assess, by means of gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry, the effect of bolus and different continuous feeding methods routinely adopted for preterm infants' enteral nutrition on the delivery of DHA and AA contained in human milk samples.
The adequacy of the quality of protein supply could influence the rate and the relative composition of weight gain in very low birth weight preterm infants. Aim of the study is to investigate protein balance according to feeding regimen and the association between human milk feeding and fat free mass content at term corrected age in a cohort of very low birth weight infants.