Mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact and timely initiation of breastfeeding in sub-Saharan Africa
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280053
Abstract: Background Mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact (SSC) plays a key role in breastfeeding practices of mothers. In this study, we examined the association between mother and newborn SSC and timely initiation of breastfeeding in sub-Saharan… read more here.
Keywords: skin; initiation breastfeeding; mother newborn; ssc ... See more keywords
First Comparative Evaluation of Short-Chain Fatty Acids and Vitamin-K-Dependent Proteins Levels in Mother–Newborn Pairs at Birth
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DOI: 10.3390/life13030847
Abstract: Background: The interplay between vitamin K (vitK) (as carboxylation cofactor, partially produced by the gut microbiota) and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), the end-product of fiber fermentation in the gut, has never been assessed in mother–newborn… read more here.
Keywords: chain fatty; mother newborn; dependent proteins; newborn pairs ... See more keywords