Integrating Population Outcomes, Biological Mechanisms and Research Methods in the Study of Human Milk and Lactation

1. Viral Transmission in Human Milk and Colostrum: Mechanisms, Potential Interventions, and Implications for Breastfeeding Promotion

   1. Specific and Nonspecific Protective Factors in Milk: Why Don’t They Prevent Viral Transmission During Breastfeeding?

      • Charles E. Isaacs

      Pages 173-182

   2. Cellular Mechanism for Milk-Borne Transmission of HIV and HTLV

      • Sarka Southern, Peter Southern

      Pages 183-190

   3. Prevention of Vertical Transmission of HIV: Strategies, Successes, and Failures

      • Philippe Van de Perre

      Pages 191-197

2. Breastfeeding and Reproductive Health

   1. Lactational Endocrinology: The Biology of LAM

      • Alan S. McNeilly

      Pages 199-205

   2. Efficacy and Effectiveness of LAM

      • Kathy I. Kennedy

      Pages 207-216

   3. Obesity as a Risk Factor for Failure to Initiate and Sustain Lactation

      • Kathleen M. Rasmussen, Julie A. Hilson, Chris L. Kjolhede

      Pages 217-222

   4. Sub-Optimal Breast Feeding Practices: Ethnographic approaches to building “Baby Friendly” communities

      • Daniel W. Sellen

      Pages 223-232

3. Abstracts

   1. Maternal Smoking Habits and Fatty Acid Composition of Human Milk

      • Carlo Agostoni, Francesca Grandi, Milena Bonvissuto, Anna M. Lammardo, Enrica Riva, Marcello Giovannini

      Pages 233-234

   2. Major Breast Milk Carotenoids of Healthy Mothers from Nine Countries

      • Louise M. Canfield, Manping Liu, William J. Goldman, Kathryn Pramuk

      Pages 235-236

   3. Maternal Milk Composition is Not Associated with Current Dietary Intake, But with Body Composition After Three Months Post-Partum in Two Mexican Regions

      • G. Caire, A. V. Bolaños, L. M. De Regil, Esther Casanueva, Barca A. M. de la Calderón

      Pages 237-238

   4. Vitamin A in Breastmilk and HIV Infection in West Africa

      • Katia Castetbon, Marie-Josée Thomas, Liliane Dubourg, Crépin Montcho, Olivier Manigart, Philippe Msellati et al.

      Pages 239-240

   5. Milk Transfer Volume at the Time of Maternal Perception of the Onset of Lactation

      • Donna J. Chapman, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla

      Pages 241-242

   6. Intra-Individual Changes of Fatty Acids in Breast Milk Due to the Suckling Stimulus

      • Teresa H. M. Da Costa, Marina K. Ito

      Pages 243-244

   7. Training on Breastfeeding in Italy

      • R. Davanzo, C. Pavan

      Pages 245-248

   8. Body Composition of Lactating Mothers at the First Month Post-Partum Depends on Post-Gestational Body Weight

      • L. M. De Regil, A. V. Bolaños, G. Caire, Esther Casanueva, Barca A. M. de la Calderón

      Pages 249-250

   9. Milk-Borne EGF and Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Neonatal Rat Model

      • Bohuslav Dvorak, Debra L. McWilliam, Catherine S. Williams, Jessica A. Dominguez, Hana Holubec, Claire M. Payne

      Pages 251-252

   10. Concentrations of Interleukin-10 in Preterm Milk

       • C. F. Fituch, K. H. Palkowetz, N. Hurst, A. S. Goldman, R. J. Schanler

       Pages 253-253

   11. Longitudinal Changes in Milk Sodium/Potassium Ratio in Women with Serious Infection in the Postpartum Period

       • Jennifer C. Georgeson, Yusuf Ahmed, Suzanne M. Filteau, Andrew M. Tomkins

       Pages 255-256

   12. Increased Breastfeeding Rates in Italy

       • Marcello Giovannini, Giuseppe Banderali, Carlo Agostoni, Silvia Scaglioni, Marco Silano, Enrica Riva

       Pages 257-258

   13. A Breastfeeding Support Strategy in an HIV Endemic Area

       • A. E. Goga, R. Bland, H. Van Rooyen, N. C. Rollins, H. M. Coovadia

       Pages 259-260

Integrating Population Outcomes, Biological Mechanisms and Research Methods in the Study of Human Milk and Lactation is the product of the 10th Conference of the International Society for Research on Human Milk and Lactation, held on September 15-19, 2000, in Tucson, Arizona. The presented sessions at the meeting are as diverse as the volume itself. These sessions include the impact of micronutrient deficiencies during lactation on maternal and infant health, the premature infant, developmental immunology, breastfeeding in the industrialized world, and viral transmission in milk. Whenever possible, the sessions were organized to include human population research, research showing the biological underpinnings of the effects on human health, and important methodological issues. This volume is a contemporary and influential tool for human milk biologists, breastfeeding epidemiologists, biochemists, immunologists, clinical specialists, and all professionals and researchers in the field.

• HIV
• HIV infection
• apoptosis
• biology
• childhood
• endocrinology
• growth
• immune system
• immunobiology
• immunoglobulin
• immunology
• infection
• lymphocytes
• obesity
• infectious diseases

`For an IBCLC who looks beyond the practical research that informs her daily work, this is a find. Entries can be read separately, the index is fairly comprehensive, and in none of the acknowledgements is there any reference to the infant formula industry. An alphabetical list of contributors with contact details simplifies follow-up. All in all, this volume is a useful, if pricey, addition to the lactation library.'
Journal of Human Lactation, 20:1 (February 2004)

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA

  Margarett K. Davis

• New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, USA

  Charles E. Isaacs

• University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden

  Lars Å. Hanson

• University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

  Anne L. Wright

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