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Breastmilk for Healthy Development

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Nutrition".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 October 2024 | Viewed by 1573

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Monika Zielińska-Pukos

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Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW-WULS), 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: maternal nutrition; infant nutrition; breastfeeding; breastmilk composition; infant development; bioactive compounds
Prof. Dr. Jadwiga Hamułka

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Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW-WULS), 166 Nowoursynowska Street, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: nutrition during pregnancy and lactation; children nutrition; dietary habits; nutrition and cognitive functions; infant development; bioactive compounds; dietary supplements; diet-related chronic diseases
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Dear Colleagues,

It is well known that breastfeeding supports the optimal growth and development of infants and protects against the development of non-communicable and infectious diseases, overweight, and obesity across the lifespan. Often, those benefits increase with breastfeeding duration and exclusivity, as a consequence of higher exposure to breastmilk which contains all the essential nutrients and a variety of bioactive compounds, including hormones, growth factors, mRNA, and immunoglobins. Moreover, a growing body of evidence shows that breastmilk composition changes dynamically across the lactation period and each infant–mother dyad has a unique breastmilk composition that explains the effects of lactational programming.

We invite publications in the area of Breastmilk for Healthy Development, covering (but not limited to) the following topics:

  1. Breastmilk composition with a special focus on bioactive components.
  2. Factors affecting breastmilk composition, including the influence of expressing, handling, and storing expressed milk.
  3. The role of breastmilk in supporting optimal growth, development, and shaping health across the lifespan.
  4. The interactions between psychosocial, environmental, and dietary factors, as well as breastmilk composition with possible impacts on infant health and development.
  5. The role of breastfeeding and breastmilk composition in shaping dietary habits and preferences.
  6. Results of in vitro and in vivo studies exploring breastmilk components and their physiological function.

This Special Issue aims to welcome original studies, literature reviews, and meta-analyses exploring the composition and biological role of breastmilk.

Dr. Monika Zielińska-Pukos
Prof. Dr. Jadwiga Hamułka
Guest Editors

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Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • breastfeeding
  • lactation
  • breastmilk composition
  • determinants of breastmilk composition
  • maternal nutrition
  • donor milk
  • microbiota
  • nutritional programming
  • Developmental Origins of Health and Diseases (DOHaD)
  • growth and body composition
  • neurodevelopment
  • preterm infants
  • dietary habits

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Melatonin in Human Breast Milk and Its Potential Role in Circadian Entrainment: A Nod towards Chrononutrition?
by Silke Häusler, Emma Lanzinger, Elke Sams, Claudius Fazelnia, Kevin Allmer, Christoph Binder, Russel J. Reiter and Thomas K. Felder
Nutrients 2024, 16(10), 1422; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16101422 - 8 May 2024
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Breastfeeding is the most appropriate source of a newborn’s nutrition; among the plethora of its benefits, its modulation of circadian rhythmicity with melatonin as a potential neuroendocrine transducer has gained increasing interest. Transplacental transfer assures melatonin provision for the fetus, who is devoid [...] Read more.
Breastfeeding is the most appropriate source of a newborn’s nutrition; among the plethora of its benefits, its modulation of circadian rhythmicity with melatonin as a potential neuroendocrine transducer has gained increasing interest. Transplacental transfer assures melatonin provision for the fetus, who is devoid of melatonin secretion. Even after birth, the neonatal pineal gland is not able to produce melatonin rhythmically for several months (with an even more prolonged deficiency following preterm birth). In this context, human breast milk constitutes the main natural source of melatonin: diurnal dynamic changes, an acrophase early after midnight, and changes in melatonin concentrations according to gestational age and during the different stages of lactation have been reported. Understudied thus far are the factors impacting on (changes in) melatonin content in human breast milk and their clinical significance in chronobiological adherence in the neonate: maternal as well as environmental aspects have to be investigated in more detail to guide nursing mothers in optimal feeding schedules which probably means a synchronized instead of mistimed feeding practice. This review aims to be thought-provoking regarding the critical role of melatonin in chrononutrition during breastfeeding, highlighting its potential in circadian entrainment and therefore optimizing (neuro)developmental outcomes in the neonatal setting. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Breastmilk for Healthy Development)
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Human Milk Microbiome—A Review of Scientific Reports
by Agnieszka Dombrowska-Pali, Natalia Wiktorczyk-Kapischke, Agnieszka Chrustek, Dorota Olszewska-Słonina, Eugenia Gospodarek-Komkowska and Maciej W. Socha
Nutrients 2024, 16(10), 1420; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16101420 - 8 May 2024
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One of the most important bioactive components of breast milk are free breast milk oligosaccharides, which are a source of energy for commensal intestinal microorganisms, stimulating the growth of Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, and Bacteroides in a child’s digestive tract. There is some [...] Read more.
One of the most important bioactive components of breast milk are free breast milk oligosaccharides, which are a source of energy for commensal intestinal microorganisms, stimulating the growth of Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, and Bacteroides in a child’s digestive tract. There is some evidence that maternal, perinatal, and environmental-cultural factors influence the modulation of the breast milk microbiome. This review summarizes research that has examined the composition of the breast milk microbiome and the factors that may influence it. The manuscript highlights the potential importance of the breast milk microbiome for the future development and health of children. The origin of bacteria in breast milk is thought to include the mother’s digestive tract (entero-mammary tract), bacterial exposure to the breast during breastfeeding, and the retrograde flow of breast milk from the infant’s mouth to the woman’s milk ducts. Unfortunately, despite increasingly more precise methods for assessing microorganisms in human milk, the topic of the human milk microbiome is still quite limited and requires scientific research that takes into account various conditions. Full article
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Association of Fortification with Human Milk versus Bovine Milk-Based Fortifiers on Short-Term Outcomes in Preterm Infants—A Meta-Analysis
by Radu Galis, Paula Trif, Diana Mudura, Jan Mazela, Mandy C. Daly, Boris W. Kramer and Shivashankar Diggikar
Nutrients 2024, 16(6), 910; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16060910 - 21 Mar 2024
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This meta-analysis assessed short-term outcomes after using human milk-derived fortifiers (HMFs) compared with bovine milk fortifiers (BMFs) in preterm infants fed an exclusive human milk (HM) diet, either mother’s own milk (MOM) or donor human milk (DHM). We searched PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar, [...] Read more.
This meta-analysis assessed short-term outcomes after using human milk-derived fortifiers (HMFs) compared with bovine milk fortifiers (BMFs) in preterm infants fed an exclusive human milk (HM) diet, either mother’s own milk (MOM) or donor human milk (DHM). We searched PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar, CENTRAL and CINHAL between January 2015 and August 2023 for studies reporting outcomes in infants with ≤28 weeks gestation and/or birthweight ≤ 1500 g on an exclusive human milk diet fortified with HMF versus BMF. The primary outcomes were death and NEC (stage ≥ 2). Four studies with a total of 681 infants were included. Mortality was significantly lower in infants fed with an HM-HMFs diet (four studies, 681 infants; RR = 0.50, 95% CI = 0.26–0.94; p = 0.03; I2 = 0%), NEC was similar between the two groups (four studies, 681 infants; RR = 0.48, 95% CI = 0.20–1.17; p = 0.11; I2= 39%). BPD was higher in the HM-BMFs group (four studies, 663 infants; RR = 0.83, 95% CI = 0.69–1.000; p = 0.05, I2 = 0%), although not statistically significant. No differences were found for sepsis (RR = 0.97, 95% CI = 0.66–1.42; p = 0.96; I2 = 26%) or combined ROP (four studies, 671 infants; RR = 0.64, 95% CI = 0.53–1.07; p = 0.28; I2 = 69%). An HM-HMFs diet could possibly be associated with decreased mortality with no association with NEC, BPD, sepsis, or ROP. This meta-analysis was limited by the small number of studies included. However, the results should not be refuted for this reason as they provide an impetus for subsequent clinical trials to assess the observed associations. Full article
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