PMID: 15333262Aug 31, 2004Paper

Foremilk and hindmilk retinol levels

Revista Panamericana De Salud Pública = Pan American Journal of Public Health
Karla Danielly da Silva Ribeiro, Roberto Dimenstein

Abstract

To determine retinol levels in breast milk at the beginning and at the end of a feeding. In 2003, 30 breastfeeding women receiving care at the Januário Cicco Maternity School, in the city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, were interviewed between 24 hours and 15 days after delivery. A four mL sample of breast milk was expressed manually (2 mL at the beginning and 2 mL at the end of the feeding) in the afternoon, two hours after the preceding feeding. Retinol levels were determined by high performance liquid chromatography. Student's t test was used for statistical analysis. The mean retinol concentrations in the breast milk samples collected at the beginning and at the end of the same feeding were 69.3 +/- 41.4 microg/100 mL and 111.6 +/- 79.2 microg/100 mL, respectively; the mean concentrations were statistically different (P = 0.012). Our results suggest that hindmilk provides a higher intake of vitamin A. Therefore, it is important to guide mothers to not limit the baby's time at the breast and to avoid expressing only foremilk. In addition, it is important to standardize the time of breast milk collection in order to allow comparisons between the results of different studies on this topic.

Citations

Feb 2, 2010·Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics : the Official Journal of the British Dietetic Association·K D da Silva RibeiroR Dimenstein
Feb 14, 2018·The Journal of International Medical Research·Thalia Manfrin Martins DeminiceCarlos Alberto Nogueira-de-Almeida
Dec 24, 2018·Maternal & Child Nutrition·Ana Gabriella Costa Lemos da SilvaKarla Danielly da Silva Ribeiro

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