Lactation

"Lactation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The processes of milk secretion by the maternal MAMMARY GLANDS after PARTURITION. The proliferation of the mammary glandular tissue, milk synthesis, and milk expulsion or let down are regulated by the interactions of several hormones including ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; and OXYTOCIN.

Descriptor ID	D007774
MeSH Number(s)	G08.686.523 G08.686.702.500
Concept/Terms	Lactation Lactation Lactation, Prolonged Lactation, Prolonged Lactations, Prolonged Prolonged Lactation Prolonged Lactations

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Lactation".

Biological Sciences [G]
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena [G08]
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena [G08.686]
Lactation [G08.686.523]
Postpartum Period [G08.686.702]
Lactation [G08.686.702.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Lactation".

Lactation
Milk Ejection

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Lactation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Lactation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 56 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2011 and 2012 and 2015 and 2017 and 2018 and 2019 and 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1999	0	1	1
2000	1	1	2
2001	0	2	2
2002	0	1	1
2003	1	0	1
2007	0	1	1
2010	0	1	1
2011	0	4	4
2012	3	1	4
2013	1	0	1
2014	1	2	3
2015	4	0	4
2016	1	2	3
2017	1	3	4
2018	1	3	4
2019	2	2	4
2020	1	1	2
2021	1	2	3
2022	0	3	3
2023	0	4	4
2024	0	1	1
2025	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Lactation" by people in Profiles.

Azugbene EA, Koskan AM, Williams E, Patton T, Liu L, Nizigiyimana J, Johnson-Agbakwu CE. Facilitators of COVID-19 vaccination among pregnant and lactating refugee women: A qualitative study using a community-based approach. Patient Educ Couns. 2025 Jul; 136:108778.

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Kalluri NS, Padilla-Garza E, Kehoe T, Andrews C, Schantz-Dunn J, Riley J, Pomerleau M, Lee AC, Sen S. Implementation of a Language-Concordant, Culturally Tailored Inpatient Lactation Program. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Mar 03; 8(3):e250274.

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Sylvetsky AC, Kuttamperoor JT, Langevin B, Murphy J, Arcaro KF, Smolyak S, Walter PJ, Cai H, Daines DH, van den Anker JN, Gopalakrishnan M. Intergenerational transmission of sucralose and acesulfame-potassium from mothers to their infants via human milk: a pharmacokinetic study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Oct; 120(4):846-853.

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Deligiannidis KM, Bullock A, Nandy I, Dunbar J, Lasser R, Witte M, Leclair B, Wald J. Zuranolone Concentrations in the Breast Milk of Healthy, Lactating Individuals: Results From a Phase 1 Open-Label Study. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2024 Jul-Aug 01; 44(4):337-344.

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Standish KR, Combs G, McMahon M, Slater C, Zani L, Pindar C, Serafin K, Parker MG, Philipp BL. Early Bloomers: A Nursing-Driven Program to Support Human Milk Feeding Among Late Preterm Infants in the Mother-Baby Unit. J Hum Lact. 2024 02; 40(1):96-100.

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Mogus JP, Matouskova K, Clark ZW, Jerry DJ, Vandenberg LN. Effects of butyl benzyl phthalate exposure during pregnancy and lactation on the post-involution mammary gland. Reprod Toxicol. 2023 12; 122:108470.

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Blake AC, Parker MG, Madore LS, Straub H, Anderson JL, Visintainer PF, Wymore EM. Variation in Hospital Practices Regarding Marijuana Use in Pregnancy and Lactation. Breastfeed Med. 2023 09; 18(9):701-711.

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Taylor R, Keane D, Borrego P, Arcaro K. Effect of Maternal Diet on Maternal Milk and Breastfed Infant Gut Microbiomes: A Scoping Review. Nutrients. 2023 Mar 15; 15(6).

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Narayanaswamy V, Pentecost BT, Telfer JC, Burnside AS, Schneider SS, Alfandari D, Baker RL, Saiju A, Nodiff S, Arcaro KF. Durable antibody and effector memory T cell responses in breastmilk from women with SARS-CoV-2. Front Immunol. 2022; 13:985226.

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Mattocks KM, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Moore Simas TA, Bastian LA, Marteeny V, Walker L, Sheahan K, Elwy AR. Examining Pregnant Veterans' Acceptance and Beliefs Regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 09; 37(Suppl 3):671-678.

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