Breastfeeding and COVID-19: From Nutrition to Immunity
Breastfeeding not only provides the optimum source of nutrients for the neonate and its first strong shield against infection but also lays the foundation for somatic and psychological bonding between the mother and child. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, although the guidelines of the relevant...
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doaj-8afbf68c21c44dc4a1d016b6ca1883582021-04-07T05:52:37ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Immunology1664-32242021-04-011210.3389/fimmu.2021.661806661806Breastfeeding and COVID-19: From Nutrition to ImmunityEmilia Vassilopoulou0Gavriela Feketea1Gavriela Feketea2Lemonica Koumbi3Christina Mesiari4Elena Camelia Berghea5Elena Camelia Berghea6George N. Konstantinou7Department of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, International Hellenic University, Thessaloniki, GreecePhD School, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaDepartment of Pediatrics, Pediatric Allergy Outpatient Clinic, “Karamandaneio”, Children Hospital, Patras, GreeceDepartment of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, International Hellenic University, Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, International Hellenic University, Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Pediatrics, Allergology and Clinical Immunology Outpatient Clinic, Clinical Hospital of Emergency for Children MS Curie, Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Pediatrics, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 424 General Military Training Hospital, Thessaloniki, GreeceBreastfeeding not only provides the optimum source of nutrients for the neonate and its first strong shield against infection but also lays the foundation for somatic and psychological bonding between the mother and child. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, although the guidelines of the relevant international and national agencies recommend breastfeeding by SARS-CoV-2–infected mothers, considerable insecurity persists in daily clinical practice regarding the safety of the infants and the perceived advantages and disadvantages of discontinuation of breastfeeding. This is a systematic review of the currently available information regarding the transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 through or while breastfeeding and the protection against infection that breast milk might provide. The accumulated body of knowledge regarding the role of breast milk in the development of the neonatal immune system and protection against infection by other respiratory viruses is discussed, with a focus on the anti-inflammatory role of the antibodies, microbes, and viruses provided to the infant in breast milk and its relevance to the case of SARS-CoV-2.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.661806/fullantibodiesanti-inflammationbreastfeedingCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2microbiome |
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Emilia Vassilopoulou Gavriela Feketea Gavriela Feketea Lemonica Koumbi Christina Mesiari Elena Camelia Berghea Elena Camelia Berghea George N. Konstantinou Breastfeeding and COVID-19: From Nutrition to Immunity Frontiers in Immunology antibodies anti-inflammation breastfeeding COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 microbiome |
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Emilia Vassilopoulou Gavriela Feketea Gavriela Feketea Lemonica Koumbi Christina Mesiari Elena Camelia Berghea Elena Camelia Berghea George N. Konstantinou |
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Breastfeeding and COVID-19: From Nutrition to Immunity |
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Breastfeeding and COVID-19: From Nutrition to Immunity |
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Breastfeeding and COVID-19: From Nutrition to Immunity |
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Breastfeeding and COVID-19: From Nutrition to Immunity |
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Breastfeeding and COVID-19: From Nutrition to Immunity |
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breastfeeding and covid-19: from nutrition to immunity |
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Breastfeeding not only provides the optimum source of nutrients for the neonate and its first strong shield against infection but also lays the foundation for somatic and psychological bonding between the mother and child. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, although the guidelines of the relevant international and national agencies recommend breastfeeding by SARS-CoV-2–infected mothers, considerable insecurity persists in daily clinical practice regarding the safety of the infants and the perceived advantages and disadvantages of discontinuation of breastfeeding. This is a systematic review of the currently available information regarding the transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 through or while breastfeeding and the protection against infection that breast milk might provide. The accumulated body of knowledge regarding the role of breast milk in the development of the neonatal immune system and protection against infection by other respiratory viruses is discussed, with a focus on the anti-inflammatory role of the antibodies, microbes, and viruses provided to the infant in breast milk and its relevance to the case of SARS-CoV-2. |
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antibodies anti-inflammation breastfeeding COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 microbiome |
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