Prolonged and Exclusive Breastfeeding Reduces the Risk of Infectious Diseases in Infancy
Erasmus MC · Erasmus University Rotterdam
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Abstract
Objective
To examine the associations of duration of exclusive breastfeeding with infections in the upper respiratory (URTI), lower respiratory (LRTI), and gastrointestinal tracts (GI) in infancy.
Methods
This study was embedded in the Generation R Study, a population-based prospective cohort study from fetal life onward in the Netherlands. Rates of breastfeeding during the first 6 months (never; partial for
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Keywords
- Medicine
- Breastfeeding
- Odds ratio
- Pediatrics
- Confidence interval
- Prospective cohort study
- Respiratory tract infections
- Breast feeding
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