Breast milk contains immunomodulating components that are beneficial to newborns during
maturation of their immune system. Human breast milk composition is influenced by an …

Human breast milk is well known as the ideal source of nutrition during early life, ensuring
optimal growth during infancy and early childhood. Breast milk is also the source of many …

In this introductory overview, I explore the observation that breast milk is the gold standard
for protective nutrients fed to newborn infants and present clinical evidence of its strong …

Exposure to the immunologic factors found in maternal breast milk has been shown to
compensate for the immature immune system that characterizes the preterm infant. Feeding …

Human milk is the preferred diet for preterm infants as it protects against a multitude of NICU
challenges, specifically necrotizing enterocolitis. Infants who receive greater than 50% of …

This review focuses on the evidence for health benefits of human milk oligosaccharides
(HMOs) for preterm infants to stimulate gut adaptation and reduce the incidence of …

It has been unequivocally proven that human breast milk is the ideal source of nutrition for
infants. However, mothers of preterm infants face a number of barriers to providing sufficient …

The neonatal adaptive immune system, relatively naïve to foreign antigens, requires synergy
with the innate immune system to protect the intestine. Goblet cells provide mucins, Paneth …

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal disease of premature infants.
Maternal milk has been suggested to be partially protective against NEC; however, the …

Breastfeeding has been regarded first and foremost as a means of nutrition for infants,
providing essential components for their unique growth and developmental requirements …