| Breast-feeding and infant illness: a dose-response relationship? | |
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PMID: 9987460 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine whether breast-feeding has a dose-related protective effect against illness and whether it confers special health benefits to poor infants. METHODS: The association between breast-feeding dose and illnesses in the first 6 months of life was analyzed with generalized estimating equations regression for 7092 infants from the National Maternal and Infant Health Survey. Breast-feeding dose (ratio of breast-feedings to other feedings) was categorized as full, most, equal, less, or no breast-feeding. RESULTS: Compared with no breast-feeding, full breast-feeding infants had lower odds ratios of diarrhea, cough or wheeze, and vomiting and lower mean ratios of illness months and sick baby medical visits. Most breast-feeding infants had lower odds ratios of diarrhea and cough or wheeze, and equal breast-feeding infants had lower odds ratios of cough or wheeze. Full, most, and equal breast-feeding infants without siblings had lower odds ratios of ear infections and certain other illnesses, but those with siblings did not. Less breast-feeding infants had no reduced odds ratios of illness. Findings did not vary by income. CONCLUSIONS: Full breast-feeding was associated with the lowest illness rates. Minimal (less) breast-feeding was not protective. Breast-feeding conferred similar health benefits in all economic groups. |
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Authors:
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J Raisler; C Alexander; P O'Campo |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of public health Volume: 89 ISSN: 0090-0036 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Public Health Publication Date: 1999 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1999-03-03 Completed Date: 1999-03-03 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1254074 Medline TA: Am J Public Health Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 25-30 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Nurse-Midwifery Program, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor 48109-0482, USA. jraisler@umich.edu |
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Adult Breast Feeding / statistics & numerical data* Child Health Services / utilization Cough / epidemiology Diarrhea, Infantile / epidemiology Female Health Surveys Humans Infant Infant Welfare / statistics & numerical data* Infant, Newborn Male Morbidity* Odds Ratio Poverty / statistics & numerical data Questionnaires Regression Analysis United States / epidemiology Vomiting / epidemiology |
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Am J Public Health. 2000 Sep;90(9):1478-9
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10983213
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