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Protecting Infants through Human Milk

Advancing the Scientific Evidence

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 554)

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Table of contents (75 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
  2. Introduction and Special Sessions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction

      • Larry K. Pickering, Ardythe L. Morrow, Guillermo M. Ruiz-Palacios, Richard J. Schanler
      Pages 3-6
    3. Ehrlich-Koldovsky Young Investigator Award

      • Larry K. Pickering, Ardythe L. Morrow, Guillermo M. Ruiz-Palacios, Richard J. Schanler
      Pages 7-7
    4. Macy-György Award

      • Larry K. Pickering, Ardythe L. Morrow, Guillermo M. Ruiz-Palacios, Richard J. Schanler
      Pages 9-9
    5. Macy-György Award Lecture

      1. Human Milk Proteins
        • Bo Lönnerdal
        Pages 11-25
    6. Keynote Address

      1. Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Human Milk
        • Sheila M. Innis
        Pages 27-43
    7. Workshop Address

      1. Epidemiology of Breastfeeding
        • Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, M. Lourdes Guerrero
        Pages 45-59
  3. Science and Policy: Optimal Duration of Exclusive Breastfeeding

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61
    2. The Optimal Duration of Exclusive Breastfeeding

      • Michael S. Kramer, Ritsuko Kakuma
      Pages 63-77
  4. Breastfeeding from the Mother’s Perspective

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
    2. Lactation and Maternal Bone Health

      • Heidi J. Kalkwarf
      Pages 101-114
    3. Protecting, Promoting, and Supporting Breastfeeding among Women in the Labor Force

      • Marina Ferreira Rea, Ardythe L. Morrow
      Pages 121-132
  5. Innate and Acquired Immune Systems of Human Milk

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133
    2. Human Milk Protective Mechanisms

      • Thomas G. Cleary
      Pages 145-154

About this book

Protecting Infants through Human Milk: Advancing the Scientific Evidence provides a forum in which basic scientists, clinicians, epidemiologists, and policy makers exchange the latest findings regarding the effects of human milk and breastfeeding on infant and maternal health, thereby fostering new and promising collaborations. This volume also integrates data from animal and in vitro laboratory studies with clinical and population studies to examine human milk production and composition, the mechanisms of infant protection and/or risk from human milk feeding, and proposed interventions related to infant feeding practices. Additionally, it stimulates critical evaluation of, and advances in, the scientific evidence base and research methods, and identifies the research priorities in various areas.

Reviews

From the reviews:

"The papers in this volume present current research on the complex composition of human milk and its biological and nutritional role, its effects on infant and maternal health … . There is much here to assist IBCLCs … . a valuable resource for medical practitioners, nutritionists, and other clinicians working with breastfeeding women and their infants; for medical and nursing educators; and for researchers in public health, immunology, and the biological sciences. It should be on the library shelves of all institutions … ." (Virginia Thorley, Journal of Human Lactation, Vol. 21 (4), 2005)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA

    Larry K. Pickering

  • Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, USA

    Ardythe L. Morrow

  • Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Mexico City, Mexico

    Guillermo M. Ruiz-Palacios

  • Schneider Children’s Hospital at North Shore, Manhasset, USA

    Richard J. Schanler

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Protecting Infants through Human Milk

  • Book Subtitle: Advancing the Scientific Evidence

  • Editors: Larry K. Pickering, Ardythe L. Morrow, Guillermo M. Ruiz-Palacios, Richard J. Schanler

  • Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4242-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-48588-6Published: 10 August 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-3461-1Published: 30 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-4242-8Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0065-2598

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 525

  • Topics: Public Health, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Medical Microbiology, Pediatrics

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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