Journal
BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY
Volume 85, Issue -, Pages 57-68Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2019.05.032
Keywords
Breast milk composition; Perinatal depression; Perinatal anxiety; Child neurodevelopment; Child behavior
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- Medical Research Council (UK) [MR/N029488/1]
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London
- UK Medical Research Council [MR/N029488/1, MR/L014815/1, MR/J002739/1]
- Psychiatry Research Trust
- UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London
- MRC [MR/J002739/1, MR/N029488/1, G108/603, MR/L014815/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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Perinatal psychopathologies affect more than 25% of women during and after their gestational period. These psychiatric disorders can potentially determine important biological variations in their organisms, affecting many different physiological and metabolic pathways. Of relevance, any of these changes occurring in the mother can alter the normal composition of breast milk, particularly the concentration of nutritional and inflammatory components, which play a role in child brain functioning and development. Indeed, there is evidence showing that changes in milk composition can contribute to cognitive impairments and alterations in mental abilities in children. This review aims to shed light on the unique intergenerational role played by breast milk composition, from maternal psychopathologies to child development.
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