Effects of variations in atmospheric temperature and humidity on the estimation of exclusive breastfeeding status using the deuterium oxide dose-to-mother technique.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The deuterium dose-to-mother (DTM) method measures the human milk intake of breastfed children. Recently, the use of this method has been expanded to classify babies objectively as exclusively breast fed (EBF) or not (non-EBF) based on quantification of non-milk oral water intake (NMOI). However, the calculation of NMOI estimates involves atmospheric temperature and humidity.

Objective

To evaluate the effects of atmospheric temperature and humidity on NMOI calculation and the classification of exclusive breastfeeding.

Methods

The effect of indoor temperature and relative humidity on NMOI and the estimated prevalence of non-EBF were examined in two existing data sets of DTM in children by varying temperature in the range of 15 to 35°C and relative humidity i

SUBMITTER: Baby J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10684944 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature