Maternal Stress, Breastmilk IGF-1, and Offspring Growth among Breastfeeding Mothers-Infant Pairs in the Tampa Bay Area
Background: Maternal stress during utero has been shown to have negative health consequences on the offspring, including low birth weight and increased risk of adult disease. Variation in breastmilk may act as an environmental cue of maternal stress and continue to program the infant during early l...
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Scholar Commons
2015
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Online Access: | http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5690 http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6888&context=etd |