Human milk not only contains all nutritional elements that an infant requires, but is also the
source of components whose regulatory role was confirmed by demonstrating health-related …

In Europe, an increasing number of human milk banks (HMBs) collect donor human milk to
feed preterm infants when their mother's milk is not available or not enough. Moreover …

Margaret G. Parker, MD, MPH, a Lisa M. Stellwagen, MD, b, c Lawrence Noble, MD, d, e Jae
H. Kim, MD, PhD, f Brenda B. Poindexter, MD, g Karen M. Puopolo, MD, PhD, h SECTION …

Breastfeeding and human milk (HM) are critically important to maternal, infant and
population health. This paper summarizes the proceedings of a workshop that convened a …

Breast milk is considered the ideal and preferred feeding for all infants through the first 4–6
months of life. It provides many short and long-term benefits to the infant and mother. In the …

The first few hours and days of a newborn's life are a critical window for establishing
lactation and for providing mothers with the support they need to breastfeed successfully (1) …

Background Our previous studies revealed that human-milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) have
health benefits for nursing infants and their concentrations change dynamically over 24 mo …

A central goal of The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is the development of clinical
protocols for managing common medical problems that may impact breastfeeding success …

The importance of human milk for the preterm infant is well established (–). However, the
feeding of human milk to preterm infants is typically much more complicated than the mere …

The composition of human milk is influenced by storage and processing practices. The
effects of thawing and warming practices on human milk composition remain poorly studied …