Herbals and Natural Products
Herb Common Name/Rating * Synonyms Active Ingredient Uses Present in Milk Safety/Efficacy Aloe vera AAP – H L3 W – Asparagus Aloe barbadensis , A. capensis, vera Wild asparagus root…
PEDIATRICS
Normal Serum Values for Breastfed Infants
Table B-1 Serum Chemical Values of Normal Breastfed Infants * Concentration/100 mL of Serum Age 28 Days Age 56 Days Age 84 Days Age 112 Days N Mean SD N…
Composition of Human Milk
Table A-1 Composition of Human Colostrum and Mature Breast Milk Constituent (per 100 mL) Colostrum 1-5 Days Mature Milk > 30 Days Energy (kcal) 58 70 Total solids (g) 12.8…
Physiology of Lactation
Lactation is the physiologic completion of the reproductive cycle. * , Human infants at birth are the most immature and dependent of all mammals, except for marsupials. The marsupial joey…
Breastfeeding Support Groups and Community Resources
Certain changes in cultural aspects of Western civilization have contributed to the widespread use of artificial feedings for human infants as well as to the changing structure of the family….
Human Milk as a Prophylaxis
The Natural History of Atopic Disease The association of allergy with cow milk has been documented in the literature for decades. , , The incidence of this allergy in the…
Transmission of Infectious Diseases Through Breast Milk and Breastfeeding
A large body of evidence clearly demonstrates the protective effects of breastfeeding and documents the transmission of specific infections to infants through breast milk. The fear and anxiety that arise…
Normal Growth, Failure to Thrive, and Obesity in Breastfed Infants
Normal Growth The focus on growth evaluations in childhood have relied on averages: averages of the fat, the thin, the tall, the short, the sick, and the well. The real…
Medications, Herbal Preparations, and Natural Products in Breast Milk
As more women breastfeed and breastfeed longer in keeping with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations, questions about the safety of certain medications…
Biochemistry of Human Milk
Human milk was considered a heavenly elixir, a living fluid. It was not until the end of the eighteenth century that chemical methods became available to decipher the content of…
