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Hamosh M, Goldman AS, eds. 1986. Human lactation 2: Maternal and environmental factors. New York, NY: Plenum Press, 657 pp.

Annotation: These proceedings contain papers and poster presentations from the International Workshop on Maternal-Environmental Factors in Human Lactation, held in Oaxaca, Mexico, January 15-19, 1986. The workshop covered these topics: (1) ethnic and cultural effects on lactation; (2) the effect of the duration of pregnancy and lactation on the composition of a mother's milk; (3) lactation performance; (4) the effect of maternal nutrition on lactation; (5) drugs and toxins in human milk; and (6) host defense factors in human milk.

Keywords: Antibodies, Breastfeeding, Conference proceedings, Cultural factors, Drugs, Environmental influences, Ethnic factors, Food composition, Infant nutrition, Lactation, Maternal health, Maternal nutrition

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