INTRODUCTION: Mother-infant skin-to-skin contact (SSC) improves developmental and cognitive outcomes in preterm infants. However, the effects of SSC on healthy term infants remain unclear. We aim to investigate the short-term and long-term impacts of...
Acute lactational mastitis is a frequently occurring complication for lactating women, exerting a certain degree of influence on their physical condition, breastfeeding, mental health, and daily life. The etiology of this disease is complex, and the ...
BACKGROUND: Nigeria has one of the highest child mortality rates globally, with 111 deaths per 1000 live births. Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) improves infant survival by providing essential nutrients and antibodies that protect against infections an...
AIM: This study aims to assess the exclusive breastfeeding rate among preterm infants, examine the factors influencing breastfeeding practices, and identify evidence-based interventions to enhance lactation support.
Childhood emotional and behavioral difficulties have a profound impact on later life outcomes, making it crucial to identify early-life risk factors that predict emotional and behavioral difficulties. However, much of the existing research has concen...
Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) plays a crucial role in infant gut microbiome assembly and development. However, few studies have investigated the effects of EBF in restoring a perturbed microbiome. In this study, we applied whole metagenomic sequencin...
Journal of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
Apr 16, 2025
The human milk/plasma (M/P) drug concentration ratio is crucial in pharmacology, especially for breastfeeding mothers undergoing treatment. It determines the extent to which drugs ingested by the mother pass into breast milk, potentially affecting th...
The increasing global incidence of atopic dermatitis (AD) in children, especially in Western industrialized nations, has attracted considerable attention. The hygiene hypothesis, which posits that early pathogen exposure is crucial for immune system ...
BACKGROUND: In recent years, expectant and breastfeeding mothers commonly use various breastfeeding-related social media applications and websites to seek breastfeeding-related information. At the same time, AI-based chatbots-such as ChatGPT, Gemini,...
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety
Jan 11, 2025
Breast milk is essential for infant health, but the transfer of xenobiotic chemicals poses significant risks. Ethical challenges in clinical trials necessitate the use of in vitro predictive models to assess chemical exposure risks in breastfeeding i...
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