NMR Metabonomic Profile of Preterm Human Milk in the First Month of Lactation: From Extreme to Moderate Prematurity.
Chiara PeilaStefano SottemanoFlaminia Cesare MarincolaMatteo StoccheroNicoletta Grazia PuscedduAngelica DessìEugenio BaraldiVassilios FanosEnrico BertinoPublished in: Foods (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
Understanding the composition of human milk (HM) can provide important insights into the links between infant nutrition, health, and development. In the present work, we have longitudinally investigated the metabolome of milk from 36 women delivering preterm at different gestational ages (GA): extremely (<28 weeks GA), very (29-31 weeks GA) or moderate (32-34 weeks GA) premature. Milk samples were collected at three lactation stages: colostrum (3-6 days post-partum), transitional milk (7-15 days post-partum) and mature milk (16-26 days post-partum). Multivariate and univariate statistical data analyses were performed on the 1 H NMR metabolic profiles of specimens in relation to the degree of prematurity and lactation stage. We observed a high impact of both the mother's phenotype and lactation time on HM metabolome composition. Furthermore, statistically significant differences, although weak, were observed in terms of GA when comparing extremely and moderately preterm milk. Overall, our study provides new insights into preterm HM metabolome composition that may help to optimize feeding of preterm newborns, and thus improve the postnatal growth and later health outcomes of these fragile patients.
Keyphrases
- human milk
- low birth weight
- pet ct
- preterm infants
- preterm birth
- gestational age
- magnetic resonance
- birth weight
- high resolution
- public health
- healthcare
- pregnant women
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- end stage renal disease
- physical activity
- mental health
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- weight gain
- high intensity
- data analysis
- climate change
- health information
- artificial intelligence
- pregnancy outcomes
- type diabetes
- weight loss