Jaundice and breast-feeding among Alaskan Eskimo newborns.
Am J Dis Child, 1978/9;132(9):859-61.
Fisher Q, Cohen MI, Curda L, McNamara H
PMID: 99026
Abstract
The course, incidence, and severity of neonatal jaundice was studied in 95 Alaskan Eskimo infants. Breast-fed infants had higher bilirubin concentrations than bottle-fed babies. Both groups experienced high bilirubin levels, similar to those previously reported in Navajo and Oriental infants but greater than those observed in whites and blacks. A marked capacity to inhibit hepatic glucuronyl transferase was observed in breast-milk specimens but only partly accounted for the bilirubin differences between breast-fed and bottle-fed Eskimo infants. These data suggest that in some racial groups predisposed to neonatal jaundice, feeding practices significantly alter the course and severity of hyperbilirubinemia.
MeSH terms
Alaska; Bilirubin; Birth Weight; Bottle Feeding; Breast Feeding; Glucuronosyltransferase; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Inuits; Jaundice, Neonatal; Milk, Human; Racial Groups
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