The study of breast milk thyroxine / 国际儿科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Breast milk is the best food for the newborn.The effect in the development and growth of the neonate is irreplaceable.There are many hormones in the breast milk,including insulin,leptin and thyroxine.The quantity of thyroxine is low and is related to the methods of the mensuration and the duration of the lactation.Breast milk thyroxine may mitigate the transient hypothyroxinaemia of preterm and delay the infants' hypothyroidism.