Breastfeeding and infant hospitalisation

Analysis of the UK 2010 Infant Feeding Survey

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15535895
AutoresSarah Payne (0000-0001-5289-5844, Oxford Spires Academy, autor de correspondencia), Maria Quigley (0000-0002-8058-6181, University of Oxford)
Año2016
Volumen13
Número1
Fecha de publicación2016-03-24
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMaternal and Child Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1740-8695 • E-ISSN: 1740-8709
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/mcn.12263
PMID27010760
OpenAlexW2307927010
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas32

To investigate the contributions of overall breastfeeding duration and exclusive breastfeeding in reducing the risk of hospitalisation for infectious causes, we analysed data from a three-stage survey on infant feeding practices and health outcomes in over 10 000 UK women in 2010-2011. The main outcome measures were risk of overnight hospital admission in the first 8-10 months of infancy. A graded beneficial effect was found between longer duration of any breastfeeding and hospital admission for infectious causes and for respiratory tract infections, with a significantly lower risk in infants breastfed for at least 3 months compared with those never breastfed. The effects were stronger in the subgroup who was also exclusively breastfed. For example, among infants breastfed for 3-6 months, the reduction in risk for infectious causes for those who were also exclusively breastfed for at least 6 weeks was 0.42 (95% CI: 0.22-0.81) and for those not exclusively breastfed for 6 weeks 0.79 (95% CI: 0.49-1.26). Likewise, among infants breastfed for 6 months or more, the odds ratio for those who were also exclusively breastfed for at least 6 weeks was 0.48 (95% CI: 0.32-0.72) and for those not exclusively breastfed for 6 weeks 0.72 (95% CI: 0.48-1.08). The apparent protective effect of any breastfeeding for a long duration may in part be driven by a prolonged period of exclusive breastfeeding. Exclusive breastfeeding in the initial weeks after childbirth and continuing to breastfeed (either exclusively or partially) for at least 3 months, preferably 6 months, may reduce morbidity due to infectious illness in infants

Breast feeding · Breastfeeding · Childbirth · Infant feeding · Infant formula · Obstetrics · Odds ratio · Pregnancy · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Child and Adolescent Health · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Medicine · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics