Human breast milk is the most natural and ideal
food for the baby.
Breastfeeding provides benefits for
maternal and child health,
child immune function,
growth and development, and society. The operation of
human milk bank and the use of
donor human milk undoubtedly provides a new way of
nutrition support for the
preterm infants without their own
mother's
milk and a new kind of
treatment for other
diseases. Present
research on the composition of
breast milk focuses on the variety and quantity of
proteins, bioactive substances,
probiotics and
cell population.
Future research may focus on the bioactive substances, the mechanism of
regulation and effect of
cell population, the application of
probiotics and the clinical application of
donor human milk.