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. 2020 Sep 4;150(11):2924–2930. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxaa246

TABLE 3.

Human milk lipid concentration

Month All samples, g/L 3 daily pre-feed samples, g/L
1 35.8 ± 11.0 (22.0–62.5) 37.2 ± 19.3 (4.9–88.8)
2 32.0 ± 10.0 (19.4–50.8) 31.6 ± 16.0 (4.2–70.3)
3 38.5 ± 9.2 (21.6–53.5) 22.1 ± 11.7 (7.3–57.3)
4 34.5 ± 9.5 (17.9–56.3) 30.6 ± 18.6 (6.2–92.9)
5 35.6 ± 11.3 (17.2–61.1) 32.2 ± 22.5 (4.9–120.6)
6 33.1 ± 10.1 (19.4–56.3) 33.3 ± 19.7 (6.2–95.3)

Data are based on all cohort samples collected and on 3 daily pre-feed samples, from months 1 to 6 of lactation. Values are mean ± SD (range), n = 20.