  Breastfeeding benefits both infants and mothers. Nutrients in mother's milk
help protect infants from multiple diseases including infections, cancers,
diabetes, gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases. We performed literature
mining on 31,496 mother's-milk-related abstracts from PubMed and the results
suggest the need for individualized mother's milk fortification and proper
maternal supplementations (e.g. probiotics, vitamin D), because mother's milk
compositions (e.g. fatty acids) vary according to maternal diet and responses
to infection in mothers and/or infants. We review at details the variability
observed in mother's milk compositions and its possible health effects in
infants. We also review the effects of storage practices on mother's milk
nutrients, recommended durations for mother's milk intake and the associated
health benefits.
