Abdullah, Mawarni (2020) Determination of vitamin C content in breast milk and its relationship with maternal diet and psychological state. [Project Paper] (Submitted)
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Abstract
The postpartum period is considered as a sensitive and critical phase for the lives of mothers and new-born babies. Despite the increased requirements during the lactation period, the nutritional intake of some breastfeeding mothers was below than the recommendation. Asian women tend to avoid fruits and vegetables, which particularly has higher Vitamin C content during the postpartum period. Therefore, this study aims to determine the Vitamin C content in breast milk and its relationship with maternal diet and psychological state among lactating mothers. A longitudinal observational study including data collection from randomized controlled trial (MOM study) involving 64 mothers with 38 breast milk samples. Vitamin C content in breast milk at three different time point and within a feed was determined using HPLC method. Mothers completed a self-administered questionnaire comprised sociodemographic characteristic, postpartum traditional practises, and maternal psychological state including stress, anxiety and depression. More than half of the mothers avoid taking seafood and egg but increase the intake of fish, vegetables, and fruits during the confinement period. The mean vitamin C levels in breast milk range from 1.49 to 7.00μg/ml, which is below than the average expected range for vitamin C (30.32-50.90 μg/ml). There was no significant difference in Vitamin C content across time-point and within a feed (p-values >0.05). No association was found between maternal diet and maternal psychological state and vitamin C levels in breast milk (p-values>0.05). Nevertheless, the overall psychological state of the mothers seems to have improved across time-points showing by the reduction of the score for stress, anxiety and depression across time-points. Vitamin C content in breast milk was highly variables, which could be due to the variability of daily dietary habits among the mothers. Thus, improving the dietary assessment using 24-Hour dietary recall or food record are recommended for future research.
| Item Type: | Project Paper |
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| Faculty: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Science |
| Depositing User: | Ms Norafizah Radzuan |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Sep 2023 07:13 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2023 07:13 |
| URI: | http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1245 |
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