ReviewMicrobial biotechnology2024
Role of breastfeeding in disease prevention.
Review in Microbial biotechnology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
53 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of remote breastfeeding guidance on breastfeeding rates and neonatal health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Assessment of arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances concentrations in human milk and infant formula in the United States: a systematic review.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Early cessation of exclusive breastfeeding and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions for breastfeeding-related nipple pain or injury: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Pooled it
- Positive emotion interventions as a non-pharmacological approach to boost colostrum secretion: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Evidence-Based Breastfeeding Support in Miami-Dade County Maternity Wards.Maternal and child health journal · 2026Article
- Dynamic Succession of the Early-Life Gut Microbiota and the Regulatory Role of Human Milk Oligosaccharides.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Longitudinal Evaluation from Birth to Adolescence of Soy Protein-Based Infant Formula Compared with Cow Milk-Based Formula and Breastfeeding: A Comprehensive Summary of Findings.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2026Review
- Potential of Breast Milk Exosomes in Modulating Infant Developmental Programming: A Multi-Omics Study Based on a Birth Cohort.Nutrients · 2026Article
- The Human Breast Microbiome: From Homeostasis to Malignancy, Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Perspectives.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Early-Life High-Fat-Diet Exposure Induced Pre-Puberty Obesity-Related MASLD via Autophagy-Mediated Ferroptosis in Male C57BL/6J Mice.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Impact of nurse-focused Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative training program on mothers' breastfeeding practices at hospital discharge: a quasi-experimental study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practices and associated factors among employed and unemployed mothers: a community-based, comparative cross-sectional study in the Arada sub city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2024.International breastfeeding journal · 2026Article
- Human Milk Sampling Protocols: Is the Mean Macronutrient Composition of Pre- and Post-Feed Samples the Average of One Entire Feed?Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association · 2026Observational
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- Laser-based mid-IR spectroscopy as a rapid analytical technique for the quantification of human milk proteins.Current research in food science · 2026Article
- Dynamics and drivers of the human breast milk microbiome across lactation stages.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Breast milk miRNAs and their potential role in the development of atopy in infants.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2026Review
- Decision-making process of exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months postpartum based on the COM-B model: a multicenter, cross-sectional study in Southeast China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Influence of sample-specific properties on light scattering by human milk.Biophotonics discovery · 2026Article
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Abstract
Human milk provides the infant with many bioactive factors, including immunomodulating components, antimicrobials and prebiotics, which modulate the infant microbiome and immune system maturation. As a result, breastfeeding can impact infant health from infancy, through adolescence, and into adulthood. From protecting the infant from infections, to reducing the risk of obesity, type 1 diabetes and childhood leukaemia, many positive health outcomes are observed in infants receiving breastmilk. For the mother, breastfeeding protects against postpartum bleeding and depression, increases weight loss, and long-term lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes, breast and ovarian cancer, and cardiovascular diseases. Beyond infants and mothers, the wider society is also impacted because of avoidable costs relating to morbidity and mortality derived from a lack of human milk exposure. In this review, Medline was used to search for relevant articles to discuss the health benefits of breastfeeding and its societal impact before exploring future recommendations to enhance our understanding of the mechanisms behind breastfeeding's positive effects and promote breastfeeding on a global scale.
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