Aim: To systematically review the association between breastfeeding and childhood allergic disease.Methods: Predetermined inclusion/exclusion criteria identified 89 articles from PubMed, CINAHL and EMBASE databases. Meta-analyses performed for categories of breastfeeding and allergic outcomes. Meta-regression explored heterogeneity.

Aim: To synthesise the current evidence for the associations between breastfeeding and dental caries, with respect to specific windows of early childhood caries risk.Methods: Systematic review, meta-analyses and narrative synthesis following searches of PubMed, CINAHL and EMBASE databases.

Aim: To synthesise the evidence on the association between duration and exclusivity of breastfeeding and the risk of acute otitis media (AOM).Methods: Systematic review and meta-analysis following searching of PubMed, CINAHL and EMBASE electronic databases.