The associations between childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and several proxies of early stimulation of the immune system, that is, day-care center... ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• January 2015

To determine factors associated with early cessation of breastfeeding (≤3 months) in women with recent gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• January 2015

The objective of this study was to examine the factors that impact on breastfeeding duration among Western Australia Aboriginal children. We hypothesised... ...

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• 2012
• December 2012

BABIES SAY "THANK YOU" AS NEW RESEARCH REVEALS BREASTFEEDING BOOSTS MENTAL HEALTH ...

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• 2006
• October

A new phone app developed by Telethon Kids Institute researcher Dr Roslyn Giglia is helping mothers change the way they approach alcohol and breastfeeding. ...

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• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2017
• July

Although many mothers initiate breastfeeding, supplementation with human-milk substitutes (formula) during the birth hospitalization is common and has been associated with early breastfeeding cessation. Colostrum hand expressed in the last few weeks before birth, known as antenatal colostrum expression (ACE), can be used instead of human-milk substitutes. However, evidence is lacking on the efficacy of ACE on breastfeeding outcomes and in non-diabetic mothers.  ...

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• 2023
• December 2023

The functional role of milk for the developing neonate is an area of great interest, and a significant amount of research has been done. However, a lot of work remains to fully understand the complexities of milk, and the variations imposed through genetics. It has previously been shown that both secretor (Se) and Lewis blood type (Le) status impacts the human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) content of human milk. While some studies have compared the non-HMO milk metabolome of Se+ and Se- women, none have reported on the non-HMO milk metabolome of Se- and Le- mothers. ...

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• 2021
• February 2021

This study investigates the variation of human milk metabolites in human milk between five different countries ...

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• 2018
• August 2018

Breastfeeding is recommended for all infants irrespective of atopic heredity, although epidemiological studies provide conflicting results in this debate. ...

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• 2013
• January 2013

The development of Milk Man followed a best practice approach, including the involvement of a multidisciplinary team and grounding in behavior change theory ...

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• 2016
• June 2016