Human milk oligosaccharides in Chinese lactating mothers and relationship with allergy development in offspring.

Background: The health benefits of breastfeeding are partly contributed by human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), but there is limited data on breast milk (BM) HMO composition in Chinese.

Objective: This study investigated the association between early-life HMO intake and allergy occurrence in Chinese children.

Methods: 103 healthy Chinese pregnant women regardless of allergy history were recruited into this birth cohort.