title: Is stored expressed breast milk an alternative for working Egyptian mothers?
abstract: Expression and storage of breast milk is way to maintain breastfeeding when mother and infant are separated, if the nutritional value can be conserved. Three expressed breast milk samples were collected from 61 healthy lactating mothers in Cairo, Egypt, for determination of total protein, fat, lactose and zinc content, as well as vitamins C, A and E concentrations. One sample was analysed immediately without storage, 1 after storage for 24 hours in a refrigerator (4 degrees C) and 1 after storage for 1 week in a home freezer (-4 degrees C to -8 degrees C). Refrigeration and freezing of breast milk caused a statistically significant decline in levels of vitamins C, A and E. Nevertheless, the values of all nutrients were still within the international reference ranges for mature breast milk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Z M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Ezz El Din
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abd El Ghaffar
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: El Gabry
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Fahmi
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Bedair
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D001942:Breast Feeding; D004534:Egypt; D005223:Fats / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005615:Freezing; D006801:Humans; D007785:Lactose / Q000032:analysis; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry*; D009035:Mothers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009753:Nutritive Value; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D012034:Refrigeration / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D012449:Safety; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000032:analysis; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000032:analysis; D014931:Women, Working / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D005223:Fats; D011506:Proteins; D014801:Vitamin A; D014810:Vitamin E; D007785:Lactose; D015032:Zinc; D001205:Ascorbic Acid