The study of biochemical composition of breast milk in malnourished mothers versus well-nourished mothers
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RECENT TRENDS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Year 2018, Vol 27, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Malnutrition and undernutrition among mothers in developing countries is a major problem and is closely associated with impaired, maternal, foetal and infant health .The usual diet of women in India is found to be nutritionally inadequate. The state of physiological stress during pregnancy may aggravate chronic dietary inadequacy, and thus adversely influence the course and outcome of pregnancy, foetal growth and composition of lactation. Hence this study was taken up to find out if maternal nutritional status influences the important biochemical constituents in colostrum of mother. Methods: 100 mothers were enrolled in the study after obtaining prior informed consent. They were divided into 2 groups - Group I had 50 malnourished mothers and group II had 50 well-nourished mothers. The pre-fed milk sample which was collected was stored at - 20℃ until it was processed. It was thawed and analysed for total lipids, lactose and proteins. Results: The colostrum content for well-nourished mothers was significantly higher for lipid, protein, and lactose content as compared to malnourished mothers. Conclusions: The parameters of weight, height weight/height ratio and hemoglobin varied significantly between the well-nourished and malnourished mothers. Total protein levels in colostrum of malnourished mothers are significantly lower than those in well-nourished mother. Total lipid levels in milk of malnourished mothers are significantly lower than those in well-nourished mothers. Total lactose levels in colostrum of malnourished mothers are significantly lower than those in well-nourished mothers. Hence this study suggest that the nutritional status of women influences the composition of breast milk and as well as the growth and development of her neonate.
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Sharmila M Mane, Neelam J Patil, Alka V Nerurkar, Sachin Patharkar
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