• Yanting Chen, Min Gao, Yanbo Bai, Yunmeng Hao, Wen Chen, Tingkai Cui, Wenxing Guo, Ziyun Pan, Laixiang Lin, Chongdan Wang, Jun Shen, and Wanqi Zhang.
• Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
• Nutrition. 2020 Mar 1; 71: 110599.

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to observe the variation of iodine concentration in breast milk and urine in exclusively breastfeeding women and their infants during the first 24 wk after childbirth.MethodsIn all, 634 exclusively breastfeeding mother-infant pairs were enrolled at hospital and followed at the 1, 4, 8, 12, 16, and 24 wk postpartum. Spot infant urinary iodine concentration (I-UIC), maternal urinary iodine concentration UIC (M-UIC), and breast milk iodine concentration (BMIC) in bilateral breasts were measured.ResultsDuring the first 24 wk, the median I-UIC was 216 (139-362) and 122 (68-217) μg/L in lactating mothers, both indicating iodine sufficiency. A strong correlation and no difference were found between BMIC in bilateral breasts. The mean BMIC (M-BMIC) of the two breasts was 165 (112-257) μg/L with a Bland-Altman index of 2.1%. Positive correlations were found between M-BMIC and I-UIC (r = 0.353, P < 0.001), between M-BMIC and M-UIC (r = 0.339, P < 0.001), and between I-UIC and M-UIC (r = 0.222, P < 0.001). M-BMIC was significantly higher than M-UIC (P < 0.001) and lower than I-UIC (P < 0.001). M-BMIC declined from week 1 to week 8 postpartum, both I-UIC and M-UIC dropped from week 1 to week 4 postpartum and stabilized thereafter.ConclusionThe iodine nutrition in lactating women and infants were adequate during the first 24 wk after childbirth. M-BMIC declined from week 1 to week 8 postpartum. Both I-UIC and M-UIC dropped from week 1 to week 4 postpartum. Further studies are needed to explore a more definitive BMIC and UIC range for an optimal iodine status in lactating women and breastfed infants.Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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