A 10 Year Systematic Review (01 May 2015 to 30 April 2025) on the Benefits of Human Colostrum (Early Breast Milk) - mauriceling/mauriceling.github.io GitHub Wiki

Citation: Khoo, JY, Lee, ZCL, Lim, MJE, Ling, MHT. 2025. A 10-Year Systematic Review (01 May 2015 to 30 April 2025) on the Benefits of Human Colostrum (Early Breast Milk). Medicon Medical Sciences 9(5): 17-27.

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The human colostrum is the first milk produced by mothers after childbirth and is crucial in the development of newborns due to its nutritional quality. Further to its role in development, components within colostrum also confer immunoprotection. To further understand the benefits of human colostrum, a systematic review was conducted based on studies conducted within a 10-year period from 1 May 2015 to 30 Apr 2025. A search performed on PubMed revealed 170 articles, and 22 primary articles included for this review. These 22 articles were categorized into 3 themes; namely, (i) development aspects of newborns, (ii) protective effects in newborns, (iii) colostrum’s role in formation of gut microbiota in newborns. This review shows that human colostrum is beneficial to newborns, and there is merit in encouraging breastfeeding infants.