Login / Signup

Does the immune system of milk increase activity for infants experiencing infectious disease episodes in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania?

Katherine WanderMasako FujitaSiobhán MattisonMegan GauckMargaret DurisIreen KiweluBlandina T Mmbaga
Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2023)
These findings are not consistent with the hypothesis that milk delivers enhanced immune protection when infants experience ID. In environments with a high burden of ID, dynamism may be less valuable to maternal reproductive success than stability in the ISOM.
Keyphrases
  • infectious diseases
  • birth weight
  • risk factors
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • weight loss
  • gestational age