Nutrition during lactation / Subcommittee on Nutrition during Lactation, Committee on Nutritional Status during Pregnancy and Lactation, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Subcommittee on Nutrition during Lactation.

Contributor:

United States. Health Resources and Services Administration.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Breastfeeding--Health aspects.

Breastfeeding.

Lactation--Nutritional aspects.

Lactation.

Breast milk--Analysis.

Breast milk.

Infants--Development.

Infants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On the basis of a comprehensive literature review and analysis, Nutrition During Lactation points out specific directions for needed research in understanding the relationship between the nutrition of healthy mothers and the outcomes of lactation. Of widest interest are the committee's clear-cut recommendations for mothers and health care providers. The volume presents data on who among U.S. mothers is breastfeeding, a critical evaluation of methods for assessing the nutritional status of lactating women, and an analysis of how to relate the mother's nutrition to the volume and composition of the milk. Available data on the links between a mother's nutrition and the nutrition and growth of her infant and current information on the risk of transmission through breastfeeding of allergic diseases, environmental toxins, and certain viruses (including the HIV virus) are included. Nutrition During Lactation also studies the effects of maternal cigarette smoking, drug use, and alcohol consumption.

Contents:

1 Front Matter; 2 1 Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations; 3 2 Introduction; 4 3 Who Breastfeeds in the United States?; 5 4 Nutritional Status and Usual Dietary Intake of Lactating Women; 6 5 Milk Volume; 7 6 Milk Composition; 8 7 Infant Outcomes; 9 8 Maternal Health Effects of Breastfeeding; 10 9 Meeting Maternal Nutrient Needs During Lactation; 11 10 Research Recommendations; 12 Appendixes; 13 A Detailed Abstracts of Studies in Industrialized Societies Relating Breastfeeding with Infant and Child Mortality; 14 B Detailed Abstracts of Studies in Developing Societies Relating Breastfeeding with Infant and Child Mortality; 15 C Summary of Composition Data for Macronutrients of Human Milk; 16 D Biographical Sketches of Committee Members; 17 Acronyms; 18 Glossary; 19 Index

Notes:

"This study was supported by project no. MCJ 116011 from the Maternal and Child Health Program (Title V, Social Security Act), Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610212057

9781280212055

1280212055

9780309537674

0309537673

9780585022864

0585022860

OCLC:

42854217