| Literature DB >> 6102628 |
P G Lunn, A M Prentice, S Austin, R G Whitehead.
Abstract
An improvement in maternal diet produced significant reductions in plasma-prolactin concentration at all stages of lactation. The prolonged high prolactin concentrations found in undernourished mothers may ensure milk synthesis when food intake is limited, by preferentially channelling nutrients towards the breast. The lower hormonal levels associated with improved maternal nutrition may shorten the period of post-partum infertility despite prolonged breast-feeding.Entities:
Keywords: Biology; Breast Feeding; Clinical Research; Developed Countries; Endocrine System; Europe; Family Planning; Family Planning, Behavioral Methods; Health; Hormones; Infant Nutrition; Lactation, Prolonged; Maternal Nutrition; Northern Europe; Nutrition; Physiology; Pituitary Hormones; Prolactin; Research Methodology; United Kingdom
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Year: 1980 PMID: 6102628 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(80)91119-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN: 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321