Policy statement: breastfeeding and the use of human milk

JY Meek, L Noble, Section on Breastfeeding - Pediatrics, 2022 - publications.aap.org
Breastfeeding and human milk are the normative standards for infant feeding and nutrition.
The short-and long-term medical and neurodevelopmental advantages of breastfeeding …

Achieving healthy people 2030 breastfeeding targets in the United States: challenges and opportunities

TNK Raju - Journal of Perinatology, 2023 - nature.com
Objectives To estimate the national and states-specific gaps in breastfeeding rates in the
United States for achieving the Healthy People 2030 (HP2030) targets, which are: 42.4% of …

Public health evaluation of PFAS exposures and breastfeeding: a systematic literature review

L Hoadley, M Watters, R Rogers… - Toxicological …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of man-made chemicals that are
persistent in the environment. They can be transferred across the placenta to fetuses and …

Plasma concentrations of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in pregnancy and breastfeeding duration in Project Viva

LB Rokoff, JT Wallenborn, MH Harris… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may disrupt mammary gland
development and function; thereby inhibiting milk supply and breastfeeding duration …

Natural galactagogues in Nigeria and the US: Mechanisms, efficacy, and safety

DA Soyombo - International Medical Science Research Journal, 2024 - fepbl.com
Natural galactagogues are substances that are believed to promote lactation by increasing
milk production in breastfeeding mothers. This review examines the use, scientific evidence …

Older Infant-Young Child “Formulas”

GJ Fuchs III, SA Abrams, AA Amevor - Pediatrics, 2023 - publications.aap.org
The category of “formulas” directed at older infants and toddlers 6 to 36 months of age has
increased in prominence over the last years but is characterized by lack of standardization in …

Breastfeeding moderates childhood obesity risk associated with prenatal exposure to excessive gestational weight gain

SL Matias, CE Anderson… - Maternal & Child Nutrition, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Gaining excessive gestational weight may increase obesity risk in the offspring, while
breastfeeding lowers that risk. Using data from the Special Supplemental Nutrition …

Human milk and breastfeeding during ketogenic diet therapy in infants with epilepsy: Clinical practice guideline

E van Der Louw, P Trimmel‐Schwahofer… - … Medicine & Child …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ketogenic diet therapy (KDT) is a safe and effective treatment for epilepsy and glucose
transporter type 1 (GLUT1) deficiency syndrome in infancy. Complete weaning from …

Informing a comprehensive risk assessment of infant drug exposure from human milk: application of a physiologically based pharmacokinetic lactation model for …

MA Pressly, S Schmidt, D Guinn, Z Liu… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Characterization of infant drug exposure through human milk is important and
underexplored. Because infant plasma concentrations are not frequently collected in clinical …

Association between History of Prolonged Exclusive Breast-Feeding and the Lung Function Indices in Childhood

EP Perikleous, S Fouzas, M Michailidou, A Patsourou… - Children, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although the propitious effects of breastfeeding on children's health are indisputable, the
impact of exclusive breastfeeding on the lung function later in life remains controversial. Our …