Colostrum is a thick liquid, yellow, and sometimes serous, which is secreted in small amounts by the mammary gland from the fourth month of pregnancy.
few weeks or a few days before the birth, the colostrum becomes cloudy and less dense. Immediately after birth, increases and quantity of the precious food is the first baby, also act as a mild laxative that stimulates the elimination of intestinal contents of the child (meconium). After a full day turns into milk, albumin disappears and increases the amount of casein, which first lacking almost completely. Microscopic examination will show the so-called granular corpuscles of Women, which are small clusters of fat droplets surrounded by a wrap-minoide albumin. Colostrum has more protein and mineral content of milk, but less sugar and fat. Indispensable in the first days of life because it is also rich in white blood cells and immunoglobulins, which are essential for the immune system of the newborn.
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