MTM 2022 - 16 articles
Perth, Australia | 25 November 2022
Volume Editors: Donna T. Geddes, The University of Western Australia, Australia
Lisa F. Stinson, The University of Western Australia, Australia
Sharon L. Perrella, The University of Western Australia, Australia
Zoya Gridneva, The University of Western Australia, Australia
Jacki L. McEachran, The University of Western Australia, Australia
Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast-based supplement (SCYS) is frequently used as a galactagogue. However, its efficacy has only been evaluated in lactating ruminants and sows, not humans. This study aims to investigate the effect of taking an SCYS on hum...
The daily variation in human milk (HM) hormones and macronutrients is not well characterised and sample protocols are highly variable between studies. Method: During a 24 h period, the mothers (n = 10) hand-expressed small milk samples, immediately b...
Continued breastfeeding attenuates maternal and infant risks associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), which may be more difficult after a GDM pregnancy, with reports of delayed secretory activation and reduced milk production. The total 2...
Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses that are the natural predators of bacteria and highly abundant in human milk and the infant gut microbiome. However, the effect of pasteurisation on human milk phages is unknown. This study, therefore, assessed the...
Mastitis is an inflammatory breast condition that encompasses a range of clinical presentations, better known as the mastitis spectrum; however, it is poorly understood. Mastitis is believed to be caused by an infection of the breast by bacterial pat...
Therapeutic ultrasound (TUS) is the most commonly used physiotherapy treatment for inflammatory conditions of the lactating breast (ICLB) which can affect up to 33% of post-partum women. There is no literature on whether the thermal effect of TUS alt...
The benefits of breastfeeding and human milk are unequivocal for both the lactating woman and breastfeeding infant. Emerging evidence suggests that environmental factors impact milk composition and subsequently the rapidly developing infants. Indeed,...
Fatty acids are the building blocks of the entire human milk lipidome; yet, despite years of research, there is little understanding of their importance in early life health and disease. This may be partly due to the way in measurements have been mad...
Infants of mothers who experience a delay in onset of copious breastmilk, or secretory activation (SA), are at risk of suboptimal feeding during infancy and early termination of breastfeeding, even if their mothers intend to exclusively breastfeed. T...
Human milk (HM) is an important source of nutrition for infants that provides all elements necessary for their growth and development. Previous studies have reported associations between breastfeeding and a reduced risk of developing obesity and late...
Allergic diseases often commence early in childhood and persist into adulthood. An early predictor of an infant/childhood allergy is the infant gut microbiome, which is consistently shaped by the intake of human milk. While numerous studies have repo...
Preterm infants are often fed heat-pasteurized (HP) donor human milk (DHM), which is void of live microbes. Previous attempts to restore the microbiome of DHM by inoculation with small quantities of mother’s own milk (MOM) have been semi-succes...
Human milk is influenced by maternal habitual diet, yet we do not fully understand the short-term effects of dietary variations on breast milk macronutrient concentrations. This study aimed to determine if increasing sugar and fat consumption would i...
Qualitative evidence has revealed that women face challenges breastfeeding in public. It is important to gain a greater understanding of these challenges, and, also, how women manage breastfeeding in the presence of someone they are uncomfortable wit...
For most babies, human milk is considered the best form of early life nutrition with additional immediate and long-term benefits for health and development. During extreme circumstances and crises, it is therefore of utmost importance to monitor and...
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