Human milk provides multiple layers of immune protection to the newborn by providing bioactive components that protect the infant from pathogenic infection, facilitate immune development and establish a healthy gut microbiome. This presentation will review the cellular and humoral components of human milk that help provide this protection. Additionally, the nutritional components of human milk that also contribute to its immune impact will be briefly explored. The long-term protective effect of breast milk on adult illnesses and disease and its presumed role will be discussed. Lastly the impact milk storage, milk banking practices and use of donor milk as mechanisms to provide immune support to the newborn will be considered. An interactive power point presentation will be used to deliver this important topic.
Learning Objectives:
Objective 1: Explain general immunological benefits of breastfeeding to the health of the infant.
Objective 2: List 4 immunologic components of human milk and their roles.
Objective 3: Discuss the contribution by human milk to the infant's gut microbiome.
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