breast milk
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Introduction
Milk from a mother's breast, produced during lactation.
Notes
- breast milk does NOT contain sufficient vitamin D.[1]
- supplementation recommended[2]; use children's multivitamin.
- breast milk contains low levels of iron[2]
- ferrous sulfate 7.5 mg PO QD may be of benefit[2]
- most breast milk purchased through the internet is contaminated with bacteria[3]
More general terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Prescriber's Letter 10(5):29 2003
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Journal Watch 24(2):19, 2004 Friel JK et al, A double-masked, randomized control trial of iron supplementation in early infancy in healthy term breast-fed infants. J Pediatr 143:582, 2003 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14615726
Lozoff B, Do breast-fed babies benefit from iron before 6 months? J Pediatr 143:554, 2003 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14615720 - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Keim SA et al Microbial Contamination of Human Milk Purchased Via the Internet. Pediatrics. October 21, 2013 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24144714 <Internet> http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2013/10/16/peds.2013-1687.abstract
- ↑ Human Milk Banking Association of North America https://www.hmbana.org