Open AccessLACTOFERRIN LEVELS IN MOTHER’S MILK
Author(s) -
Syed Qaiser Husain Naqvi,
Mohammad Shiraz Khan,
Ali Akbar Siyal,
Mir Muhammad Sehto,
Riaz Ahmed Qazi,
Rasool Bux Shaikh,
Anwar Ali Akhund
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2012.19.04.2274
Subject(s) - lactoferrin , medicine , breast milk , obstetrics , lactation , sick child , breastfeeding , pediatrics , pregnancy , biology , biochemistry , genetics
Objective: This study was aimed to see the significance of Lactoferrin in human breast milk among lactating mothers of healthyand sick babies. Place and duration: This study was conducted at pathology and paediatrics departments of Peoples University of Medical andHealth Sciences Nawabshah, Shaheed Benazirabad between Jan 2011 to Dec 2011. Design: Cross sectional study. Method: Lactoferrinlevels in breast milk of 356 mothers of healthy babies were estimated and similarly lactoferrin levels in breast milk of 318 lactating mothers ofsick babies were estimated & these results were analyzed. Results: the mean lactoferrin level in breast milk of 356 lactating mothers of healthybabies was 9.37 mg/ml and the mean lactoferrin level in breast milk of 318 mothers nursing sick babies was 3.73mg/ml. Conclusions: There isdecrease in lactoferrin levels of lactating mothers of sick babies in their mature milk, which could account for the susceptibility of their babies toinfection.