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

BackgroundThe 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). H...

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Main Authors: Jeswin Baby, Pernille Kaestel, Tom Preston, Stephen B. Duffull, Zheng Liu, Aly Diana, Lisa Houghton, Anura V. Kurpad, Tinku Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1188811/full