title: What nurses need to know regarding nutritional and immunobiological properties of human milk.
abstract: In this article, we discuss the nutritional and immunobiological components of human milk that nurses need to know to offer optimal care and education to their patients and families. We describe the major macronutrients and micronutrients in human milk that are essential to the growth and development of the newborn infant, and we discuss the immunobiological components of human milk that supplement and boost the newborn's immune system.
authors.affiliation: associate professor of pediatrics in the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA.. Electronic address: neojae@ucsd.edu.
authors.forename: Jae H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: pre-doctoral student in the School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Froh
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology*; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000379:methods; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D009753:Nutritive Value; D011361:Professional Competence