Breast milk microbiota: contribution to child health
Abstract
Breast milk is recognized as an ideal food for newborns and infants due to the presence of not only a variety of nutritional and bioactive components, but also beneficial bacteria. Recently, there has been a growing interest in breast milk (BM) as a potential source of probiotics and commensal bacteria for the infant, which can affect both the colonization of the gastrointestinal tract and the maturation of the child's immune system. As a physiological and constant source of commensal bacteria and probiotic substances, BM plays a primary role in programming a child's health. In modern literature, there is an increasing amount of data indicating better protection of breastfed children from infectious (otitis media, respiratory and intestinal infections) and non-infectious chronic diseases that manifest themselves at a later age (type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, cardiovascular, allergic diseases, including atopic dermatitis and bronchial asthma).
The purpose of this review was to summarize modern data on the microbiota of breast milk as a predictor of the health of a growing organism.
About the Authors
V. R. Amirova
Bashkir State Medical University Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ufa
L. M. Balashova
Perinatal Center of GBUZ "G.G. Kuvatov Republican Clinical Hospital"
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ufa
M. M. Klimenteva
Bashkir State Medical University Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ufa
E. A. Bogomolova
FSAOU "Russian National Research Medical University
named after N.I. Pirogov" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
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