Low-cost intervention to decrease mastitis among lactating women.
Mastitis is a common maternal health problem which can lead to serious infant health problems such as poor growth and HIV infection. Anti-secretory factor (AF), which can be induced in milk by maternal consumption of a low-cost cereal product, has been associated with decreased mastitis.


CONCLUSIONS
Consumption of cereals which induce AF should be investigated as a potential intervention in less-developed countries where the consequences of mastitis for infants are most severe.
Filteau
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Centre for International Child Health, Institute of Child Health, London, UK. sfilteau@ich.ucl.ac.uk
D002523:Edible Grain / Q000191:economics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007774:Lactation; D008413:Mastitis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000502:physiology*
D009479:Neuropeptides; C049628:antisecretory factor