ArticleNutrients2021
Breastmilk Feeding during the First 4 to 6 Months of Age and Childhood Disease Burden until 10 Years of Age.
Article in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.
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- Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Intussusception in Children Aged Under 2 Years: Comparison of the Southern and Western States in India, 2019-2022.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2025Observational
- Association Between Duration of Breastfeeding and Asthma Among Children Under 6.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Impact of Breastfeeding Practices on Autistic Traits in Chinese Children Aged from 3 to 4 Years: Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
- The Effects of 6-Month Exclusive Breastfeeding on Febrile Seizure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Iranian journal of child neurology · 2025Review
- A microbial symphony: a literature review of the factors that orchestrate the colonization dynamics of the human colonic microbiome during infancy and implications for future health.Microbiome research reports · 2025Review
- Profiling the Gut Microbiota in Obese Children with Formula Feeding in Early Life and Selecting Strains against Obesity.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Associations between Delayed Introduction of Complementary Foods and Childhood Health Consequences in Exclusively Breastfed Children.Nutrients · 2023Article
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- Case-control study of exclusive breast feeding and severe bronchiolitis in the United States.Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology · 2023Article
- Association of feeding patterns in infancy with later autism symptoms and neurodevelopment: a national multicentre survey.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
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- Breastfeeding and overweight/obesity among children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Effects of the Mediterranean Diet on Morbidity from Inflammatory and Recurrent Diseases with Special Reference to Childhood Asthma.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Association of Consuming Tap Water or Purified Water during Infancy with Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Investigating the influence of breastfeeding on asthma in children under 12 years old in the UK Biobank.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Article
- Immune-modulatory effect of human milk in reducing the risk of Kawasaki disease: A nationwide study in Korea.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Association of Breastfeeding for the First Six Months of Life and Autism Spectrum Disorders: A National Multi-Center Study in China.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Impact of Oropharyngeal Administration of Colostrum in Preterm Newborns' Oral Microbiome.Nutrients · 2021Observational
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Abstract
backgroundBreastfeeding is recommended due to its beneficial effects on human health. However, the effect of breastfeeding on health differs, resulting in various childhood diseases.
objectiveOur purpose was to investigate the association between breastfeeding at least in the first 4 months and the subsequent development of 15 certainly defined childhood diseases until 10 years of age, the all-cause hospitalization rate and growth at 6-7 years of age.
methodsParticipants included propensity-score matched 188,052 children born between January 2008 and December 2009, who were followed up till 10 years of age. Data were taken from the National Investigation of birth Cohort in Korea study 2008 database. Risk ratios were obtained using a modified Poisson regression and weighted risk differences using binomial regression.
resultsCompared to formula feeding, breastfeeding was associated with decreased risks of febrile convulsion, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder, pneumonia, acute bronchiolitis, hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, asthma, all-cause hospitalization, overweight/obesity and short stature. Exclusive breastfeeding at 4 to 6 months of age had similar results to exclusive breastfeeding over 6 months of age.
conclusionsBreastfeeding in early infancy reduces the risk for various childhood diseases, all-cause hospitalization rate, obesity, and short stature during childhood.
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