ArticleEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2013
Comparison of the fatty acid composition of transitional and mature milk of mothers who delivered healthy full-term babies, preterm babies and full-term small for gestational age infants.
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- Adverse effects of gestational ω-3 and ω-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid imbalance on the programming of fetal brain development.Journal of neuroendocrinology · 2023Review
- Higher Availability of Long-Chain Monounsaturated Fatty Acids in Preterm than in Full-Term Human Milk.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Impact of Linoleic Acid on Infant Health in the Absence or Presence of DHA in Infant Formulas.Nutrients · 2023Review
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- Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Composition in Breast Milk Plasma of HIV-infected and Uninfected Mothers in Relation to Infant Clinical Outcomes.Nutrition and metabolic insights · 2022Article
- Profiles of total and sn-2 fatty acid of human mature milk and their correlated factors: A cross-sectional study in China.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- New Approaches to Fetal Growth Restriction: The Time for Metabolomics Has Come.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2019Review
- Temporal Progression of Fatty Acids in Preterm and Term Human Milk of Mothers from Switzerland.Nutrients · 2019Article
- Carotenoid Content in Human Colostrum is Associated to Preterm/Full-Term Birth Condition.Nutrients · 2018Article
- Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids decline rapidly in milk from mothers delivering extremely preterm indicating the need for supplementation.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2018Article
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Abstract
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objectivesThe fatty acid (FA) composition of breast milk throughout the period of lactation is fairly well understood. What is not known, however, is the FA composition of breast milk at the interface of physiology and pathology of pregnancy. We therefore decided to analyse and compare the differences in the FA composition of transitional and mature milk of mothers who delivered small for gestational age (SGA) neonates born at term; infants delivered at 35-37 weeks of gestation, that is 'late preterm'; and that of mothers who gave birth to appropriate for gestational age neonates (AGA). SUBJECT/
methodsThe FAs were analysed by HPLC equipped with MS detector.
resultsWe found differences in the percentage share of the studied FA pool regarding levels of capric, lauric and gadoleic acids. Comparing transitional and mature milk, the greatest diversity was seen in the group of mothers of AGA neonates and the least was noted in the group of mothers of SGA neonates.
conclusionsBoth 'late prematurity' and reduced neonatal weight of children born at term affect the FA composition of breast milk. Even a small degree of fetal malformation alters the composition of breast milk, which is probably related to the child's needs and condition.
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