Associations between breastfeeding rates and infant disease: A survey of 2338 Czech children

Associations between breastfeeding rates and infant disease: A survey of 2338 Czech children

Aim Evidence has demonstrated that breastfeeding is the optimal nutrition for infants. The present study aims to report possible associations of the duration of full or partial breastfeeding with selected health outcomes during infancy. Methods Data from 2304 mothers were obtained by online mother‐r...

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Published in:Nutrition & dietetics Vol. 77; no. 3; pp. 310 - 314
Main Authors: Parizkova, Petra, Dankova, Nika, Frühauf, Pavel, Jireckova, Jitka, Zeman, Jiri, Magner, Martin
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Melbourne John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01-07-2020
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Subjects:
Adult
allergic disease
Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage
antibiotic use
Antibiotics
Breast Feeding
Breastfeeding & lactation
Cross-Sectional Studies
Czech Republic
Female
full and partial breastfeeding rates
Health Status
Humans
Hypersensitivity - epidemiology
Infant
Infant Health
Male
Mothers
Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology
Self Report
upper respiratory tract infection
Czech Republic
antibiotic use
allergic disease
upper respiratory tract infection
full and partial breastfeeding rates
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Summary:Aim Evidence has demonstrated that breastfeeding is the optimal nutrition for infants. The present study aims to report possible associations of the duration of full or partial breastfeeding with selected health outcomes during infancy. Methods Data from 2304 mothers were obtained by online mother‐reported questionnaires at the age of 1 year of the child, providing information on full and partial breastfeeding durations, the frequency of infant upper respiratory tract infections and possible antibiotics use, and the occurrence of allergic diseases. Results Overall breastfeeding initiation rates (i.e. including both partial and full breastfeeding rates counted together) were 97.8%, declined to 95.1% at the age of 3 months, and remained as high as 90.0% at 6 months. At 1 year, 74.7% of children were still partially breastfed. There was no significant benefit of either full or partial breastfeeding over formula feeding for upper respiratory tract infection rates. Fully breastfed children had a significantly lower risk of early exposure to antibiotics when compared with either partially breastfed (odds ratio, OR: 0.74; 95% CI: 0.56, 1.00, P = 0.048) or formula‐fed (OR: 0.67; 95% CI: 0.46, 1.0, P = 0.047) children. We found a neutral effect of breastfeeding on the development of allergies. Conclusions Although no significant association between either full or partial breastfeeding versus formula feeding and the occurrence of respiratory infections during infancy was found, we demonstrated a significantly lower risk of early exposure to antibiotics in fully breastfed children when compared with those either partially breastfed or formula‐fed.
Bibliography:J. Jireckova, MD, Paediatrician
P. Frühauf, PhD, MD, Paediatrician
P. Parizkova, Nurse
J. Zeman, PhD, MD, Paediatrician
N. Dankova, Nurse
M. Magner, PhD, MD, Paediatrician
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ISSN:1446-6368
1747-0080
DOI:10.1111/1747-0080.12532