 | Maternal Diet, Breast-Feeding Capacity, and Lactational Infertility (UNU/WHO, 1983, 107 pages) |
 |  | From the charter of the United Nations University |
| | Preface |
|  | 1. Theoretical maternal dietary requirements to support lactation |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Energy requirements |
| | Protein |
| | Vitamins and minerals |
| | Other nutrients |
| | General conclusion |
| | References |
| | 2. Measured dietary intakes of lactating women in different parts of the world |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Energy |
| | Protein |
| | Vitamins and minerals |
| | The influence of socio-economic status in the developing world on nutrient intake |
| | General conclusion |
| | References |
| | 3. Effect of diet on maternal health and lactational performance |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Body size and composition |
| | Protein status of the mother |
| | Maternal vitamin status |
| | Diet and breast-milk composition |
| | Diet and the quantity of milk produced |
| | The effect of maternal dietary supplementation on milk output and composition |
| | General conclusion |
| | References |
| | 4. Non-nutritional factors affecting milk production |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Frequency of feeding |
| | Supplementary feeding |
| | Menstruation |
| | Pregnancy |
| | Smoking and drugs |
| | Social pressures |
| | The effect of diet on the endocrinology and metabolism of lactation |
| | Development of the breast |
| | Lactogenesis |
| | Maintenance of lactation |
| | Oxytocin release |
| | References |
| | 5. Family planning and its relation to nutritional well-being and to maternal and child health |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Family planning in perspective |
| | Maternal care |
| | Lactation and breast-feeding |
| | Family-planning technologies and side-effects on lactation |
| | References |
| | 6. The role of prolactin on the contraceptive effect of lactation, and the influence of breast-feeding practices and of maternal dietary status |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | General summary of hormonal changes General Summary of Hormonal Changes(1) |
| | Prolactin, breast-feeding frequency, and supplementary feeding in Scotland |
| | The effect of maternal diet on the endocrinology of lactational infertility in the Gambia |
| | Conclusion |
| | References |
| | 7. Mother-child nutrition at a public-health level |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | The state of current knowledge |
| | The Mexican "Minimum package" |
| | The evaluation of success or failure |
| | The wider influence of maternal and child nutrition programmes |
| | General conclusion |
| | References |
| | 8. Criteria for the assessment at the community level of the effectiveness of public-health measures relating to maternal and child nutrition |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Child mortality |
| | Morbidity |
| | Anthropometry of the child |
| | Anthropometric status of the mother |
| | Functional measurements |
| | Nutritional indices as measures of social development |
| | References |
| | 9. Outstanding gaps in knowledge, and research recommendations |
| | Participants |
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