Promoting Breastfeeding and Human Milk in Infants
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Neonatology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 March 2025 | Viewed by 4647
Special Issue Editors
Interests: neonatal nutrition; human milk bank; neonatal care; neonatology and neonatal resuscitation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Breast milk is considered by the scientific community and all institutions dealing with pediatric health as an important element of well-being in the short and long term for newborns. For premature babies, it is considered a life-saving drug, thanks to the protective effect against the main complications of prematurity and, when the mother's milk is not available, the second nutritional option is the donated milk from to milk banks. Extensive use of maternal milk results in healthier children and adults. For this reason, many states have adopted breastfeeding promotion measures that led to higher percentages over the years, but the objectives established worldwide have not yet been achieved. Worrying breastfeeding rates are recorded in low-income countries. Studies relating to human milk, both regarding its composition and the correlation between bioactive factors and the prevention of pathologies, as well as the use of donated milk, are welcome, but also studies analyzing the state of the art in breastfeeding and the factors that have been shown to be effective in promoting breastfeeding and the use of human milk.
We welcome you to submit your work to this Special Issue to help increase the general awareness regarding the promotion of breastfeeding and human milk in infants.
Dr. Pasqua Anna Quitadamo
Prof. Dr. Luigi Corvaglia
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- breastfeeding
- human milk
- infant feeding
- bioactive factors
- human milk composition
- breastfeeding promotion
- human milk banking
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