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The lactating breast: an overview from down underPeter E Hartmann
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular, and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
Breastfeed Med 2:3-9. 2007....
The use of ultrasound to characterize milk ejection in women using an electric breast pumpDonna T Ramsay
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
J Hum Lact 21:421-8. 2005..In conclusion, milk ejection characteristics and efficiency of milk expression did not change in response to different expression patterns...
Relationships between symptoms and changes in breast physiology during lactation mastitisCatherine M Fetherston
Attadale Private Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Breastfeed Med 1:136-45. 2006..The objective was to investigate changes in milk composition that reflect variations in breast permeability, milk synthesis, and immune response in women before, during, and after mastitis...
Milk flow rates can be used to identify and investigate milk ejection in women expressing breast milk using an electric breast pumpDonna T Ramsay
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
Breastfeed Med 1:14-23. 2006..This direct relationship between increases in duct diameter and acute increases in milk flow rates suggests that changes in flow rates can be used to identify milk ejection in the absence of ultrasound data...
Investigation of short-term variations in casein and whey proteins in breast milk of term mothersSadaf Khan
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 55:136-41. 2012..This has implications for developing an appropriate sampling protocol for investigating the influence of milk composition on gastric emptying and infants' feeding behaviour...
Tongue movement and intra-oral vacuum of term infants during breastfeeding and feeding from an experimental teat that released milk under vacuum onlyDonna T Geddes
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, M310, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
Early Hum Dev 88:443-9. 2012..Recent literature supports the theory that vacuum is integral to the removal of milk from the breast rather than peristaltic compression of the breast...
Importance of vacuum for breastmilk expressionJacqueline C Kent
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
Breastfeed Med 3:11-9. 2008..To determine the effect of the strength of applied vacuum on the flow rate and yield of breastmilk using an electric breast pump...
Disrupted secretory activation of the mammary gland after antenatal glucocorticoid treatment in sheepJennifer J Henderson
School of Women s and Infants Health, M550, King Edward Memorial Hospital, The University of Western Australia, Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia 6008, Australia
Reproduction 136:649-55. 2008..This study demonstrated that, in sheep, antenatal glucocorticoid administration disrupted secretory activation, causing precocious mammary secretion before parturition and compromising postpartum milk production and lamb growth...
Effects of antenatal corticosteroids on urinary markers of the initiation of lactation in pregnant womenJennifer J Henderson
School of Women s and Infants Health, The University of Western Australia, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Breastfeed Med 4:201-6. 2009..This study aimed to investigate the effects of antenatal corticosteroid treatment on mammary secretion during pregnancy in women...
Comparison of the patterns of milk ejection during repeated breast expression sessions in womenDanielle K Prime
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular, and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
Breastfeed Med 6:183-90. 2011..This study aimed to investigate the consistency of milk ejections and milk expression characteristics within mothers at repeated expression sessions...
Dynamics of milk removal during simultaneous breast expression in womenDanielle K Prime
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular, and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
Breastfeed Med 7:100-6. 2012..To investigate the dynamics of milk removal during breast expression...
Physiology of lactation in preterm mothers: initiation and maintenancePeter E Hartmann
School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia, 6009
Pediatr Ann 32:351-5. 2003
Effect of vacuum profile on breast milk expression using an electric breast pumpLeon R Mitoulas
Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
J Hum Lact 18:353-60. 2002..Breastfeeding characteristics did not differ between poor and successful expressers. These results show that breast milk expression by an electric breast pump can be influenced by the vacuum pattern...
Design and characterization of a human milk product for the preterm infantCharles Czank
Discipline of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical, Biomolecular, and Chemical Science, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
Breastfeed Med 5:59-66. 2010..Human milk products (HMP) are an alternative to commercially available fortifiers, but their preparation is likely to result in modifications to the qualities of human milk...
Validation of nipple diameter and tongue movement measurements with B-mode ultrasound during breastfeedingHolly L McClellan
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
Ultrasound Med Biol 36:1797-807. 2010..This method provides objective measurements representative of tongue movement, and further investigation is required to ensure usefulness when examining sucking difficulties...
Response of breasts to different stimulation patterns of an electric breast pumpJacqueline C Kent
School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley WA, Australia
J Hum Lact 19:179-86; quiz 87-8, 218. 2003..Milk ejection in response to breastfeeding occurred after 56 +/- 4 s. The applied vacuum affected the amount of milk that was removed up to 50 to 70 s after milk ejection but not the time for milk ejection...
Excretion of lactose in urine as a measure of increased permeability of the lactating breast during inflammationCatherine M Fetherston
Attadale Private Hospital, 21 Hislop Road, Attadale 6156, Western Australia, Australia
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 85:20-5. 2006....
Volume and frequency of breastfeedings and fat content of breast milk throughout the dayJacqueline C Kent
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
Pediatrics 117:e387-95. 2006..We aimed to provide information that can be used as a guide to clinicians when advising breastfeeding mothers on normal lactation with regard to the frequency and volume of breastfeedings and the fat content of breast milk...
Initiation of lactation in women after preterm deliveryMark D Cregan
Department of Biochemistry, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009, Australia
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 81:870-7. 2002..Lactogenesis II describes the onset of copious milk secretion, and the success of lactogenesis II has been determined in women by measuring the changes in the composition of mammary secretion in the immediate postpartum period...
Blood flow characteristics of the human lactating breastDonna T Geddes
Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Perth 6009, Australia
J Hum Lact 28:145-52. 2012..The aim of this study was to measure the MBF in the internal mammary artery (IMA) and lateral thoracic artery (LTA) of lactating women and determine if these were related to milk production...
Infant intake of fatty acids from human milk over the first year of lactationLeon R Mitoulas
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009, Australia
Br J Nutr 90:979-86. 2003..093 (SD 0.031) and 0.049 (SD 0.021) g respectively. These results suggest that variation in proportions of fatty acids may not translate to variation in the amount delivered and that milk production and fat content need to be considered...
Tongue movement and intra-oral vacuum in breastfeeding infantsDonna T Geddes
The University of Western Australia, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences, Australia
Early Hum Dev 84:471-7. 2008..The aim of this study was to use ultrasound to observe movements of the tongue during breastfeeding and relate these movements to both milk flow and simultaneous measurements of intra-oral vacuum...
Effect of preterm birth and antenatal corticosteroid treatment on lactogenesis II in womenJennifer J Henderson
School of Women s and Infants Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
Pediatrics 121:e92-100. 2008..The onset of copious milk secretion after birth is known as lactogenesis II. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of preterm birth and antenatal corticosteroids on the timing of lactogenesis II after birth...
Effect of warm breastshields on breast milk pumpingJacqueline C Kent
Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009 Australia
J Hum Lact 27:331-8. 2011..The data confirmed that use of the mother's maximum comfortable vacuum was more efficient than a vacuum of -125 mm Hg. Using a warm breastshield with an electric breast pump was comfortable and improved the efficiency of milk removal...
Proteome mapping of human skim milk proteins in term and preterm milkClaire E Molinari
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, 6009, Australia
J Proteome Res 11:1696-714. 2012..Twenty-eight proteins were present at higher levels in preterm milk, and 27 were present at higher levels in term milk...
Oxygen Saturation and Suck-Swallow-Breathe Coordination of Term Infants during Breastfeeding and Feeding from a Teat Releasing Milk Only with VacuumVanessa S Sakalidis
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Western Australia, M310, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
Int J Pediatr 2012:130769. 2012..These patterns did not differ between the breast and the teat. Conclusion. These results suggest that vacuum may be conducive to safe and coordinated milk removal by the infant during both breast and bottle-feeding...
Frenulotomy for breastfeeding infants with ankyloglossia: effect on milk removal and sucking mechanism as imaged by ultrasoundDonna T Geddes
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular, and Chemical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Pert, West Australia, Australia
Pediatrics 122:e188-94. 2008....
Simultaneous pasteurization and homogenization of human milk by combining heat and ultrasound: effect on milk qualityCharles Czank
Discipline of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Science, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
J Dairy Res 77:183-9. 2010..However, further studies are required to assess the practicality of applying this technique routinely to donor human milk...
Measuring milk synthesis in breastfeeding mothersChing Tat Lai
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular, and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
Breastfeed Med 5:103-7. 2010....
Variation in fat, lactose, and protein composition in breast milk over 24 hours: associations with infant feeding patternsSadaf Khan
The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
J Hum Lact 29:81-9. 2013..Data regarding the association between breast milk composition and infant feeding patterns (frequency and amount of breast milk taken) would help in understanding the regulation of food intake in breastfed infants...
Ultrasonication and the quality of human milk: variation of power and time of exposureLukas Christen
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences, M310, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
J Dairy Res 79:361-6. 2012..Alternatively, the use of lower power settings such as the 26 W used in the present studies would require a cooling system to ensure the human milk BSSL was protected against temperature denaturation...
Evaluation of a mid-infrared analyzer for the determination of the macronutrient composition of human milkYlenia S Casadio
Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences, School of Biomedical, Bimolecular and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
J Hum Lact 26:376-83. 2010..The intra-assay variation for the HMA for all macronutrients was less than 4%. It is concluded that that with appropriate sample preparation, the mid-infrared HMA can provide a practical measurement of macronutrients in human milk...
Why calcium in breastmilk is independent of maternal dietary calcium and vitamin DJacqueline C Kent
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
Breastfeed Rev 17:5-11. 2009..Understanding these interactions clarifies why the concentration of calcium in breastmilk is not affected by manipulations of maternal dietary calcium and vitamin D...
Severity of mastitis symptoms as a predictor of C-reactive protein in milk and blood during lactationCatherine M Fetherston
Attadale Private Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Breastfeed Med 1:127-35. 2006..To investigate the presence of C-reactive protein (CRP) in breast milk and any relationship between changes in CRP in breast milk and blood, and the severity of systemic and breast symptoms experienced during mastitis...
Evolution of lactation: nutrition v. protection with special reference to five mammalian speciesHolly L McClellan
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009, Australia
Nutr Res Rev 21:97-116. 2008....
Efficacy of breast milk expression using an electric breast pumpLeon R Mitoulas
University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia
J Hum Lact 18:344-52. 2002..Furthermore, this study is the first to establish protocols that allow for the objective determination of breast pump efficacy...
Retention of the immunological proteins of pasteurized human milk in relation to pasteurizer design and practiceCharles Czank
Discipline of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
Pediatr Res 66:374-9. 2009..These findings suggest that optimizing pasteurization temperature and improving pasteurizer design enhances the quality of pasteurized donor human milk...
Milk removal from the breastDonna T Ramsay
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences, University of Western Australia, M310, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009, Australia
Breastfeed Rev 13:5-7. 2005
Ultrasound imaging of milk ejection in the breast of lactating womenDonna T Ramsay
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley WA 6009, Australia
Pediatrics 113:361-7. 2004..We hypothesized that milk ejection would cause an increase in milk-duct diameter that could be observed noninvasively with ultrasound, and this could be used to investigate the physiology of milk ejection in women...
Simultaneous breast expression in breastfeeding women is more efficacious than sequential breast expressionDanielle K Prime
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
Breastfeed Med 7:442-7. 2012..Simultaneous (SIM) breast expression saves mothers time compared with sequential (SEQ) expression, but it remains unclear whether the two methods differ in milk output efficiency and efficacy...
Intramammary pressure in the lactating sow in response to oxytocin and during natural milk ejections throughout lactationJacqueline C Kent
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009, Australia
J Dairy Res 70:131-8. 2003..We found that the growth rate of piglets did not depend on IMP amplitude or duration, but we suggest that it may depend on the frequency of suckling and/or the ability of piglets to withdraw milk while it is available...
Initiation of human lactation: secretory differentiation and secretory activationWei Wei Pang
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, M310, Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, 6009, WA, Australia
J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia 12:211-21. 2007..This review describes the works of pioneers that have led to our current understanding of the biochemical and endocrinological processes involved in the initiation of human lactation...
Identification of nestin-positive putative mammary stem cells in human breastmilkMark D Cregan
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences, M310, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
Cell Tissue Res 329:129-36. 2007....
Variation in fat, lactose and protein in human milk over 24 h and throughout the first year of lactationLeon R Mitoulas
Department of Biochemistry, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Australia
Br J Nutr 88:29-37. 2002....
Dose-effect study of domperidone as a galactagogue in preterm mothers with insufficient milk supply, and its transfer into milkElise W X Wan
Pharmacology and Anaesthesiology Unit, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia
Br J Clin Pharmacol 66:283-9. 2008..To investigate the possibility of a dose-response relationship for the use of domperidone in treating insufficient milk supply in mothers of preterm infants, and to quantify the exposure of the breastfed infant to domperidone...
Ultrasound imaging of infant swallowing during breast-feedingDonna T Geddes
Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Dysphagia 25:183-91. 2010..These techniques may potentially provide useful information for infants experiencing breast-feeding difficulties...
Influences on breastfeeding outcomes for healthy term and preterm/sick infantsSharon L Perrella
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular, and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
Breastfeed Med 7:255-61. 2012..This study investigated breastfeeding outcomes and factors associated with duration of breastfeeding in cohorts of healthy term and sick/preterm infants...
Using milk flow rate to investigate milk ejection in the left and right breasts during simultaneous breast expression in womenDanielle K Prime
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, M310, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
Int Breastfeed J 4:10. 2009..In addition, the Showmilk was used to determine if milk ejection occurred simultaneously in both breasts during double pumping...
A method for standardizing the fat content of human milk for use in the neonatal intensive care unitCharles Czank
Discipline of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical, Biochemical and Chemical Science, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
Int Breastfeed J 4:3. 2009..CONCLUSION: This method is accurate and simple, allowing for integration alongside current milk bank and NICU practices for use with both donor human milk and mother's own milk...
The synthesis of 2-, 3-, 4- and 6-O-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-D-galactopyranose, and their evaluation as nutritional supplements for pre-term infantsPeter J Meloncelli
Chemistry M313, School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
Carbohydr Res 342:1793-804. 2007..Only the last disaccharide showed any hydrolysis by alpha-glycosidases but this success was not emulated by mucosal extracts from the small intestine of the pig...
Milk prolactin, feed volume and duration between feeds in women breastfeeding their full-term infants over a 24 h periodMark D Cregan
Department of Biochemistry, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
Exp Physiol 87:207-14. 2002..This is consistent with the observation that prolactin uptake from the blood by the lactocyte is dependent on the fullness of the breast, such that prolactin uptake may be inhibited in full alveoli...
Accuracy of a user-friendly centrifuge for measuring creamatocrits on mothers' milk in the clinical settingPaula P Meier
Special Care Nursery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Breastfeed Med 1:79-87. 2006..95) and calories (r = 0.94) were very high. The authors conclude that the Creamatocrit Plus can replace cumbersome laboratory equipment for measuring CRCTs in the clinical setting...
The effects of fish oil supplementation in pregnancy on breast milk fatty acid composition over the course of lactation: a randomized controlled trialJanet A Dunstan
School of Paediatrics and Child Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley WA 6009
Pediatr Res 62:689-94. 2007..Thus, supplementation in pregnancy was associated with increased n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) in breast milk, particularly in early lactation, and this was positively associated with infant DHA status at 1 y...
Pseudoephedrine: effects on milk production in women and estimation of infant exposure via breastmilkKhalidah Aljazaf
Department of Medical Imaging, Curtin University of Technology, Bentley, Western Australia
Br J Clin Pharmacol 56:18-24. 2003..The ability of pseudoephedrine to suppress lactation suggests a novel use for the drug...
[Nutrition of premature infants--using breast milk on the neonatal intensive care unit]Peter E Hartmann
Kinderkrankenschwester 27:249-50. 2008
