Breastfeeding: maintaining an irreplaceable immunological resource

Breastfeeding -- the main source of active and passive immunity in the vulnerable early months and years of life -- is considered to be the most effective preventive means of reducing the death rate of children under five. Given this, one must wonder why it has slipped quietly down the priorities of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature reviews. Immunology 2004-07, Vol.4 (7), p.565-572
Hauptverfasser:	Labbok, Miriam H, Clark, David, Goldman, Armond S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Bacteria Breast Feeding Breastfeeding & lactation Child development Child Nutrition Sciences Child, Preschool Children & youth Developing Countries Enzymes Female Global health Health Promotion HIV Infections - epidemiology HIV Infections - prevention & control HIV Infections - transmission Humans Immune system Immunity, Maternally-Acquired Immunology Infant Infant Mortality Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Infant, Newborn Infant, Newborn, Diseases - immunology Infant, Newborn, Diseases - mortality Infant, Newborn, Diseases - prevention & control International Agencies Intervention Metabolism Milk Proteins - immunology Milk, Human - immunology Milk, Human - virology Mortality Pathogens Pregnancy Prevention Public private partnerships
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Zusammenfassung:	Breastfeeding -- the main source of active and passive immunity in the vulnerable early months and years of life -- is considered to be the most effective preventive means of reducing the death rate of children under five. Given this, one must wonder why it has slipped quietly down the priorities of the global health and development agendas. In this era of public-private partnerships, can its role as an irreplaceable immunological resource help keep it at the top of global agendas?
ISSN:	1474-1733 1474-1741
DOI:	10.1038/nri1393