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ArticleCurrent developments in nutrition2026

Breast Milk Macronutrients and Child Growth and Neurodevelopment in a Lactation Cohort in Rural Bangladesh.

Krysten North, Sophie Driker, Rasheda Khanam, Salahuddin Ahmed, Chloe Andrews, Mandy B Belfort, Sara Cherkerzian, Nabidul H Chowdhury, Tarik Hasan, Sayedur Rahman and 7 more

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Krysten NorthDivision of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
Sophie DrikerDivision of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
Rasheda KhanamDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Salahuddin AhmedProjahnmo Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Chloe AndrewsDivision of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
Mandy B BelfortDivision of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
Sara CherkerzianDivision of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
Nabidul H ChowdhuryProjahnmo Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Tarik HasanProjahnmo Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Sayedur RahmanProjahnmo Research Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Unmesha Roy PaladhiGlobal Alliance for Infant and Maternal Health Research, Department of Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States.
Amy Lopez EstebanDivision of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
Carmen Monthe-DrezeDepartment of Pediatrics, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, RI, United States.
Fahmida TofailNutrition Research Division, International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Abdullah BaquiDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Sarbattama SenDivision of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
Anne Cc LeeDivision of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.

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Background: Limited data exist on the relationship between breast milk macronutrient/energy concentrations and child outcomes in settings with high maternal undernutrition. Objectives: This study aims to determine associations of breast milk macronutrient (protein, fat, carbohydrate) and energy concentrations with child growth and neurodevelopment. Methods: In this observational lactation cohort of 99 mother-infant dyads from Sylhet, Bangladesh, mothers provided hand-expressed breast milk samples at 2 and 5 mo postpartum. Infant anthropometrics were obtained at birth, 3, 6, 12, and 24 mo; neurodevelopment was assessed at 24 mo using the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-III. Macronutrient concentrations were measured using midinfrared spectroscopy. Associations with growth and neurodevelopment Results: Breast milk samples were provided at 2 ( Conclusions: Protein concentrations were not associated with linear or cognitive outcomes in this cohort. Our findings suggest that future studies targeting infant outcomes may optimally be designed to account for factors beyond macronutrient concentration, such as daily milk volume intake, that may impact infant growth and development.

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Bangladeshbreast milkglobal healthlactationmacronutrient

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