InhaltsangabeThe Secretory Immunoglobulin System: Regulation and Biological Significance; P. Brandtzaeg. The Milky Way: from Mammary Gland to Milk to Newborn Macy-György Award Presentation (1999); M. Hamosh. A Half-Century Inquiry into the Immunobiology of Human Milk Macy-György Award Presentation (2000); A.S. Goldman. Section I: The Impact of Micronutrient Deficiencies during Lactation On Maternal and Infant Health. Vitamin A and the Nursing Mother-Infant Dyad: Evidence for Intervention; R. Stoltzfus. Diarrhea, Growth and Feeding in Developing World; S. Zaman. Impact of Maternal Vitamin B-12 Deficiency during Lactation On Maternal and Infant Health; L. Allen. Zinc Requirements for Breastfed Infants; N. Krebs. Section II: The Premature Infant. Breastfeeding and Cognitive Outcomes among Premature Infants; R. Morley. The Role of Human Milk I Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC); M. Caplan. The Effect of Stress on Lactation - Its Significance for the Premature Infant; C. Lau. Section III: Developmental Immunology. Overview: Immune System Modulation by Human Milk; L. Hanson. Intestinal Absorption of Lymphocytes; S. Tuboly. Risk for Celiac Disease in Childhood; L.Å. Persson. Human Milk and Apoptosis of Cancer Cells; M. Svensson. Infant Feeding and Auto-Immune Diabetes; M. Dosch. Section IV: Breastfeeding in the Industrialized World. Protective Effect of Breastfeeding against Infection in the First and Second Six Months of Life; P. Howie. Evolutionary and Neuroendocrine Aspects of Care of the Mother and Newborn; J. Winberg. Lactogenesis and Infant Weight Change in the First Weeks of Life; K. Dewey. Section V: Viral Transmission inHuman Milk and Colostrum: Mechanisms, Potential Interventions and Implications For Breast-feeding Promotion. Protective Effects of BM in Developing World; E. Giugliani. Specific/nonspecific Protective Factors in Milk: Why don't they work?; C. Isaacs. Cellular Transmission of Viruses (HTLV, IV); S. Southern. Prevention of Vertical Transmission of HIV: Strategies, successes, and Failures; P. van de Perre. Section VI: Breastfeeding and Reproductive Health. Lactational Endocrinology: The Biological Basis for LAM; A. McNeilly. Efficacy and Effectiveness of LAM in the Industrialized and Developing World; K. Kennedy. Effects of Maternal Obesity on Lactation Performance; K. Rasmussen. Use of Ethnographic Approaches in Understanding Health Effects Related to Breastfeeding; D. Sellen. Section VI: Abstracts. Maternal Smoking Habits and Fatty Acid Composition of Human Milk; C. Agostoni. Major Breast Milk Carotenoids of Health Mothers from Nine Countries; L. Canfield. Maternal Milk Composition is not Associated with Current Dietary Intake, but with Body Composition after Three Months Post-Partum in Two Mexican Regions; G. Caire. Vitamin A in breastmilk and HIV infection in West Africa; K. Castetbon. Milk Transfer Volume at the Time of Maternal Perception of the Onset of Lactation; D.J. Chapman. Intra-Individual Changes of Fatty Acids in Breast Milk due to the Suckling Stimulus; T.H.M. Da Costa. Training on Breastfeeding in Italy; R. Davanzo. Body Composition of Lactating Mothers at the First Month Post-Partum Depends on Post-Gestational Body Weight; L.M. de Regil. Milk-Borne EGF and Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Neonatal Rat Model; B. Dvorak. Concentrations of Interleukin-10 in Prete