Proceedings, Volume 93, 2023

The early cessation of exclusive or any level of breastfeeding is often attributed to low milk supply [...]

When submitting conference proceedings to the journal Proceedings, the volume’s editors notify the publisher that they carried out a peer review of all published papers [...]

Diet is a key factor that shapes the gut microbiome. Maternal diet has been proposed as a potential modulator of the human milk microbiome. However, the effect of diet during lactation on the maternal microbiota remains unclear. This study, therefore...

Caesarean birth is associated with suboptimal breastfeeding outcomes such as delayed initiation, a higher incidence of difficulties and shorter duration when compared to vaginal birth [...]

Caesarean section birth (CS) accounts for 38% of Australian births and is known to negatively impact breastfeeding exclusivity and duration. Comparison of breastfeeding outcomes between elective (ELUSCS) and non-elective lower uterine segment caesare...

Domperidone is a commonly prescribed galactagogue used off-label for lactation insufficiency. Prescriber unfamiliarity or safety concerns can lead to therapeutic delay and potential early breastfeeding discontinuation. To facilitate access, the study...

Human milk contains macronutrients possibly affecting infant and early childhood growth. Most studies suggest a sex-specific difference in macronutrient levels in favor of males, with a higher energy content from fat, lactose, and protein. Further, m...

Numerous factors not consistently identified in pregnancy are linked with decreased breastfeeding exclusivity and durations. These factors may be considered in three domains: the anatomical, metabolic, and psychosocial domains. As fundamental researc...

Nutrition contributes to bone mineral density (BMD) and plays a role in bone growth during infancy and childhood [...]

Breastfeeding is particularly important for vulnerable preterm infants as it provides protection from infections and reduces newborn mortality. However, preterm infants are often too immature to breastfeed after birth and may have medical conditions...

Low milk production poses a substantial challenge to exclusive and continued breastfeeding, which affects 10–15% of lactating mothers [...]

Human milk (HM) components are highly variable, and infants consume different volumes of milk. There has been little focus on evaluating the effectiveness of protocols in estimating infant intake of milk components before studying their impact on inf...

Breastfeeding women who pump their milk report that pumping is time-consuming [...]

Infants born sick or preterm and admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) face challenges to their sleep and the establishment of breastfeeding. The reported sleep patterns of NICU graduates are conflicting, and there is evidence of bi-dir...

Animal models show a more rapid mammary gland response and more milk with subsequent lactations, as well as impairment of lactation performance by obesity. Whilst maternal obesity is linked to reduced breastfeeding initiation, breastfeeding confidenc...

Wearable pumps have been designed to improve convenience and maximize flexibility whilst pumping and are reported to benefit lactating health professionals when they return to work [...]

Arginine can be metabolized into nitric oxide, polyamine, creatine, or agmatine, and each of those metabolites has several biological functions [...]

Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium found in the milk of up to 38% of healthy lactating mothers; however, S. aureus is isolated with increased frequency from colostrum and mastitis milk. Both of these milk types have lower lactose concentrations com...

As some of the most common chronic diseases globally, allergic diseases have been associated with the gut microbiome composition of both children and adults [...]

Sodium (Na) and potassium (K) concentrations in breastmilk are often used as biomarkers to define mastitis in lactating women and can be measured with small portable point-of-care ion-selective electrodes (ISEs). The aim of this study was to test the...

It is estimated that 5–10% of breastfeeding mothers are unable to produce enough milk for their infants [...]

Mastitis is an inflammatory condition of the breast, with or without accompanying infection. The recent release of the revised Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine protocol on mastitis (Clinical Protocol #36) has caused controversy within the field. The...

The human milk microbiota play an important role in mammary and infant health [...]

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a metabolic disease of pregnancy that is associated with alterations in the maternal and infant gut microbiota [...]