Background This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2012, Issue 4.
Excessive weight gain during pregnancy is associated with poor maternal and neonatal …

Beyond its nutritional aspects, human milk contains several bioactive compounds, such as
microbes, oligosaccharides, and other substances, which are involved in host–microbe …

Background: Breast milk is recognized as the most important postpartum element in
metabolic and immunologic programming of health of neonates. The factors influencing the …

Breast feeding results in long term health benefits in the prevention of communicable and
non-communicable diseases at both individual and population levels. Geographical location …

The neonatal intestinal tract is immature and can be easily infected by pathogens causing
inflammation. Maternal diet manipulation is a promising nutritional strategy to enhance the …

Breast milk is a source of lactic acid bacteria with remarkable functional and Technological
properties; it is also a potential source of probiotics. In the present study, seven strains of …

Background Gestational weight gain is positively associated with fetal growth, and
observational studies of food supplementation in pregnancy have reported increases in …

The role of human microbiota has been redefined during recent years and its physiological
role is now much more important than earlier understood. Intestinal microbial colonization is …

Methods: The subjects selected were women from a prospective follow-up study categorized
by BMI. Milk samples were taken after delivery and at 1 and 6 mo later for analysis of …

Reproduction is vital for producing offspring and preserving genetic resources. However,
incidences of many reproductive disorders (eg miscarriage, intrauterine growth restriction …