Milk, Mucosal Immunity and the Microbiome: Impact on the Neonate

This volume presents the latest scientific insights into human milk, highlighting its complex bioactive components and their role in neonatal health. Compiled from the 94th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop, the book explores the immunological, microbiological, and protective properties of human milk, emphasizing its impact on mucosal immunity, the microbiome, and the developing immune system of neonates. It serves as a comprehensive resource for both new learners and experienced researchers in human milk science.

Key Features:

• Provides a historical and contemporary overview of milk immunology and lactation science.
• Explores the microbiology of human milk, with a focus on premature infants and necrotizing enterocolitis.
• Examines the protective factors in human milk and their influence on neonatal immune development.
• Offers a state-of-the-art synthesis of research for scientists, clinicians, and specialists in human milk and neonatal nutrition.
• Integrates findings on the interplay between milk, the microbiome, and mucosal immunity.