Pregnancy and the postpartum period as an opportunity for cardiovascular risk identification and management

GN Smith, JM Louis, GR Saade - Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in women. Because women
generally present with more atypical symptoms of CVD than do men and because …

Recent understanding of human milk oligosaccharides in establishing infant gut microbiome and roles in immune system

RP Singh, J Niharika, KK Kondepudi, M Bishnoi… - Food Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are complex sugars with distinctive structural diversity
present in breast milk. HMOs have various functional roles to play in infant development …

Transcriptome profiling of microRNA by Next-Gen deep sequencing reveals known and novel miRNA species in the lipid fraction of human breast milk

EM Munch, RA Harris, M Mohammad, AL Benham… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
While breast milk has unique health advantages for infants, the mechanisms by which it
regulates the physiology of newborns are incompletely understood. miRNAs have been …

What predicts intent to breastfeed exclusively? Breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs in a diverse urban population

AM Stuebe, K Bonuck - Breastfeeding Medicine, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Background: Maternal knowledge and comfort with breastfeeding affect prenatal feeding
intentions, and these intentions are strong predictors of feeding outcomes. However …

Prevalence and risk factors for early, undesired weaning attributed to lactation dysfunction

AM Stuebe, BJ Horton, E Chetwynd… - Journal of Women's …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Background: Breastfeeding durations in the United States fall short of public health
objectives. We sought to quantify the prevalence and identify risk factors for early, undesired …

Prevalence of breast-feeding in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study and health service-related correlates of cessation of full breast-feeding

AP Häggkvist, AL Brantsæter, AM Grjibovski… - Public health …, 2010 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveFirst, to describe the prevalence of both full and partial breast-feeding during the
first 6 months; second, to study the associations between selected health service-related …

Breast-feeding and maternal risk of type 2 diabetes: a prospective study and meta-analysis

S Jäger, S Jacobs, J Kröger, A Fritsche… - Diabetologia, 2014 - Springer
Aims/hypothesis We aimed to examine the association between breast-feeding and
maternal risk of type 2 diabetes and to investigate whether this association is mediated by …

Lactation duration and long-term risk for incident type 2 diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus

SH Ley, JE Chavarro, M Li, W Bao, SN Hinkle… - Diabetes …, 2020 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE We examined the association of lactation duration with incident type 2 diabetes
among women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). RESEARCH DESIGN …

Codonopsis lanceolata polysaccharide ameliorates high-fat diet induced-postpartum hypogalactia via stimulating prolactin receptor-mediated Jak2/Stat5 signaling

S Chen, M Long, XY Li, QM Li, LH Pan, JP Luo… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the ameliorative effect of Codonopsis lanceolata
polysaccharide (PCL) on mice with hypogalatia induced by a high-fat diet (HFD) and the …

Maternal bodies and medicines: a commentary on risk and decision-making of pregnant and breastfeeding women and health professionals

K McDonald, LH Amir, MA Davey - BMC public health, 2011 - Springer
Background The perceived risk/benefit balance of prescribed and over-the-counter (OTC)
medicine, as well as complementary therapies, will significantly impact on an individual's …