Vitamin B12 concentrations in milk from Norwegian women during the six first months of lactation.

Sigrun HenjumMari MangerDaniela HampelAnne-Lise Brantsæter Setareh Shahab-FerdowsNasser E BastaniTor A StrandHelga RefsumLindsay H Allen

Published in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2020)

Maternal B12 status and human milk B12 concentrations are likely sufficient, based on adequate maternal B12 dietary intake combined with low urinary MMA concentrations. Nevertheless, milk B12 concentration fell during 6 months postpartum while maternal B12 status did not change.

Keyphrases

human milk
pregnancy outcomes
birth weight
low birth weight
pregnant women
preterm infants
skeletal muscle
preterm birth
insulin resistance