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Mature breast milk

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This is the breast milk that is secreted after the first week of an infant's life. It is less rich in protein and cells than colostrum (the breast milk secreted in the first week of an infant's life). When feeding is established the constituents of mature breast milk varies diurnally and from day to day.


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