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- Title
The Umbilical Cord Creatine Flux and Time Course of Human Milk Creatine across Lactation.
- Authors
Mihatsch, Walter Alexander; Stahl, Bernd; Braun, Ulrike
- Abstract
(1) Background: The aim of the present paper was to study fetal and infant creatine (Cr) supply to improve nutrition and neuroprotection in term and especially in preterm infants. The primary outcomes were the placental Cr flux at the end of pregnancy and the time course of human milk (HM) Cr. (2) Methods: The estimation of placental Cr flux was based on umbilical arterial and venous cord blood Cr in 10 term infants after elective caesarian section. HM Cr, creatinine (Crn), and macronutrients were measured longitudinally in 10 mothers across the first 6 months of breastfeeding. (3) Results: At the end of pregnancy, the mean fetal Cr flux was negative (−2.07 mmol/min). HM Cr was highest in colostrum, decreased significantly within the first 2 weeks of breastfeeding (p < 0.05), and did not change significantly thereafter. HM Cr was not correlated with HM Crn or macronutrient composition. (4) Conclusions: The present data suggest that fetal endogenous Cr synthesis covers the needs at the end of pregnancy. However, high colostrum Cr and HM Cr levels, independent of macronutrient composition, suggest that there may be a critical Cr demand immediately after birth that needs to be covered by enteral supply.
- Subjects
LACTATION; PREGNANCY proteins; CHILDBIRTH; TIME; BREAST milk; UMBILICAL cord; NUTRITIONAL requirements; CREATINE; COLOSTRUM; PREGNANCY outcomes; BREASTFEEDING; RESEARCH funding; CESAREAN section; CREATININE
- Publication
Nutrients, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 3, p345
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu16030345