Role of Maternal Allergy on Immune Markers in Colostrum and Secretory Immunoglobulin A in Stools of Breastfed Infants

Conclusion:
We found that breastfeeding is associated with increased infants’ fecal sIgA levels and may have potential protective effects to the infants during the first 4 months of life, regardless of whether their lactating mothers have allergies.

Source: Journal of Human Lactation - January 7, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Hua, M.-C., Chen, C.-C., Yao, T.-C., Tsai, M.-H., Liao, S.-L., Lai, S.-H., Chiu, C.-Y., Yeh, K.-W., Huang, J.-L. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research