Breastfeeding Center

Let's Protect, Promote and Support Breastfeeding

Human milk provides unparalleled nutrition to infants in the early stages of life. WHO/UNICEF recommend exclusive breast-feeding for the first 6 months of life, with the introduction of complementary food at the age of 6 months, and continuation of breastfeeding for as long as mutually agreeable by the mother and the infant

Breast milk is a comprehensive source of energy and macronutrients, as well as bioactive micronutrients essential for the growth and development of an infant.

Infants fed human milk have different gut microflora, exhibit different growth patterns, and even face a lower long-term risk of chronic diseases, such as obesity, types 1 and 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

Publications

View details The Nest 43: Prevention of Lactational Mastitis for a Successful Breastfeeding
The Nest 42: Human Milk: Evolving of Nature‘s Understanding

The Nest 43: Prevention of Lactational Mastitis for a Successful Breastfeeding

Gillian Ryan; Chittaranjan Purandare; Michelle McGuire; Jose Antonio Hurtado Suazo; María Eugenia Flores-Quijano

View details Annales 74.3 - Human Milk: Lessons from Recent Research
Annales 74.3 - Human Milk: Lessons from Recent Research (publications)

Annales 74.3 - Human Milk: Lessons from Recent Research

Professor Ferdinand Haschke

View details The Nest 40: Human Milk Oligosaccharides
The Nest 40: Human Milk Oligosaccharides (publications)

The Nest 40: Human Milk Oligosaccharides

Clemens Kunz; Norbert Sprenger; Sharon Donovan

View details The Nest 42: Human Milk: Evolving of Nature‘s Understanding
The Nest 42: Human Milk: Evolving of Nature‘s Understanding

The Nest 42: Human Milk: Evolving of Nature‘s Understanding

Bruce German; Sean Austin; Norbert Sprenger

Videos

View details The potential of HMO in neonatology
The potential of HMO in neonatology (videos)

The potential of HMO in neonatology

Professor Lars Bode

View details Interview with Juan Rodriguez: Human Milk Microbiota: Origin and Potential Uses
Interview with Juan Rodriguez: Human Milk Microbiota: Origin and Potential Uses (videos)

Interview with Juan Rodriguez: Human Milk Microbiota: Origin and Potential Uses

Juan Rodriguez

View details Human Milk and Clinical Outcomes in Preterm Infants
Human Milk and Clinical Outcomes in Preterm Infants (videos)

Human Milk and Clinical Outcomes in Preterm Infants

Paula Meier

View details Human Milk MicroRNAs/Exosomes: Composition and Biological Effects
Human Milk MicroRNAs/Exosomes: Composition and Biological Effects (videos)

Human Milk MicroRNAs/Exosomes: Composition and Biological Effects

Bo Lönnerdal

Infographics

View details The benefits of Human Milk Oligosaccharides on immunity
The benefits of Human Milk Oligosaccharides on immunity (infographics)

The benefits of Human Milk Oligosaccharides on immunity