Connecting Infant Complementary Feeding Patterns with Microbiome Development

Infant feeding and development.

Sir—Florey etal. investigated the association between infant feeding and mental and motor development in first born singletons. The study population comprised 846 infants, of whom 592 attended for developmental assessment at age 18 months. The Bayley Scales of Infant Mental and Motor Development were used to assess the child's developmental status. Eight covariates included in the analysis were...

Role of the Microbiome in Infant Development

Alterations in the human microbiota have been linked to a wide range of disorders, from viral and bacterial infections to metabolic disorders like obesity and diabetes, and from inflammatory and autoimmune diseases to neurodevelopmental issues like depression and autism. Simplifying the process of how bacteria in the gut can affect the brain and other systems of the body, science writer Stephen...

Adherence with early infant feeding and complementary feeding guidelines in the Cork BASELINE Birth Cohort Study.

OBJECTIVE To describe adherence with infant feeding and complementary feeding guidelines. DESIGN Prospective study of infant feeding and complementary feeding practices were collected as part of the Cork BASELINE Birth Cohort Study. SETTING Cork, Ireland. SUBJECTS Data are described for the 823 infants for whom a diary was completed. RESULTS Breast-feeding was initiated in 81 % of infan...

Infant-feeding patterns and HIV-1 transmission.

Infant feeding, poverty and human development

The relationship between poverty and human development touches on a central aim of the International Breastfeeding Journal's editorial policy which is to support and protect the health and wellbeing of all infants through the promotion of breastfeeding. It is proposed that exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months, followed by continued breastfeeding to 12 months, could prevent 1,301,000 deaths or 1...