Breast feeding

Hoddinott, Pat; Tappin, David; Wright, Charlotte

doi:10.1136/bmj.39521.566296.be

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“…Diarrhoea was reported to be reduced by half in breast-fed v. formula-fed infants during the period of breast-feeding (2,5) or even beyond (6) . Food allergies have also been reported to be less frequent in breast-fed infants (7) although other studies have failed to detect such associations (8) .…”

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“…In fact, the average duration of breast-feeding is 10 weeks in France and half the women who start breast-feeding stop by 2 months in the UK. Despite numerous initiatives to promote breast-feeding, some countries seem to be more resistant to change (2) . These data clearly emphasise that many infants are still formulafed for periods of their first months of life.…”

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“…Short-and long-term child health benefits associated with breast-feeding Short-and long-term child health benefits associated with breast-feeding have been widely reported (3) and concerns several organs and tissues (2) . Benefits are largely dependent on the duration of breast-feeding and on the age of introduction of complementary foods.…”

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“…Benefits are largely dependent on the duration of breast-feeding and on the age of introduction of complementary foods. When focusing on the (2) , La Leche League International (105) , Forste & Hoffmann (106) and Turck (107) . † Except Mauritania (72 %).…”

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Breast-v.formula-feeding: impacts on the digestive tract and immediate and long-term health effects

2010

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The health benefits of breast-feeding have been recognised for a long time. In particular, breast-feeding is associated with lower incidence of necrotising enterocolitis and diarrhoea during the early period of life and with lower incidence of inflammatory bowel diseases, type 2 diabetes and obesity later in life. The higher nutritional and protective degree of human milk is related to its nutritional composition that changes over the lactation period and to the biological activities of specific components while lower growth rate of breast-fed infants may be attributed to their self-regulation of milk intake at a lower level than formula-fed infants. Many results now suggest that the developmental changes in intestinal and pancreatic function that occur postnatally are modulated by the diet. Indeed, formula-feeding induces intestinal hypertrophy and accelerates maturation of hydrolysis capacities; it increases intestinal permeability and bacterial translocation, but does not induce evident differences in microbiota composition. Whether these changes would be beneficial for enhancing absorptive capacities and for educating the gut-associated immune system remains to be further studied. Moreover, it is evident that formula-feeding increases basal blood glucose and decreases plasma ketone body concentrations, while discrepancies on postprandial glycaemia, insulin and incretin responses in both human studies and experimental studies are inconclusive. Manipulating the composition of formula, by reducing protein content, adding prebiotics, growth factors or secretory IgA can modulate intestinal and pancreatic function development, and thereby may reduce the differential responses between breast-fed and formula-fed neonates. However, the developmental responses of the digestive tract to different feeding strategies must be elucidated in terms of sensitivity to developing diseases, taking into account the major role of the intestinal microbiota.

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Section: Breast-feeding V Formula-feeding Prevalencementioning

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Section: Breast-feeding V Formula-feeding Prevalencementioning

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Section: Breast-feeding V Formula-feeding Prevalencementioning

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“…Breast milk is a complex natural food containing antibodies, enzymes and hormones (11) . Formula milks have not been able to replicate the properties of breast milk perfectly and have been associated with a range of short-term health problems for babies, particularly increased risks for gastric and respiratory infections (2,3,12) .…”

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Lifetime health outcomes of breast-feeding: a comparison of the policy documents of five European countries

Martín-Bautista

Gage

Hoewel

et al. 2010

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To (i) identify and describe prevailing infant feeding policy documents in five diverse European countries; (ii) analyse types of health outcomes for the infant that are associated with feeding breast milk rather than formula milk in the documents of different countries; and (iii) assess the extent to which documents reflect the WHO global recommendation of exclusive breast-feeding for 6 months. Design: Documentary review and analysis. Setting: Five geographically dispersed countries of Europe (England, Finland, Germany, Hungary and Spain). Subjects: Policy documents on infant feeding were identified; statements that linked choice between breast-and formula-feeding to a health outcome for the infant were extracted. Results: Twenty-six documents (varied authorships, dates, length and character) were identified: four from England; two from Finland; nine from Germany; six from Hungary; and five from Spain. There was no consistency in the way in which health outcomes were cited as factors in the recommendations for breast-rather than formula-feeding. Seven documents contained no reference to the health implications of infant feeding choice. Of 203 statements in remaining documents citing health outcomes, 24?1 % mentioned general health effects, 32?5 % protection against infections, 31?5 % long-term conditions (e.g. diabetes, CVD) and 11?8 % mentioned allergy. Health outcomes were linked to exclusive breast-feeding in only 25 % of statements. Conclusions: Policy documents in the study countries varied in the extent to which they reflect the health outcomes for the baby of breast-feeding, and this may limit effective promotion by health professionals. There is scope to improve the process of bringing evidence and recommendations into policy documents.

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Exclusive Breastfeeding and the Risk of Postpartum Relapses in Women With Multiple Sclerosis

Langer‐Gould

Huang²,

Gupta³

et al. 2009

Arch Neurol

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To determine if exclusive breastfeeding protects against postpartum relapses of multiple sclerosis (MS) and, if so, whether this protection is related to prolonged lactational amenorrhea.Design: We conducted structured interviews to assess clinical, menstrual, and breastfeeding history during each trimester and 2, 4, 6, 9, and 12 months postpartum and collected neurological examination findings from the treating physicians of women with MS. Hazards ratios (HRs) were adjusted for measures of disease severity and age.

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Breast feeding

Cited by 192 publications

References 17 publications

Breast-v.formula-feeding: impacts on the digestive tract and immediate and long-term health effects

Breast-v.formula-feeding: impacts on the digestive tract and immediate and long-term health effects

Lifetime health outcomes of breast-feeding: a comparison of the policy documents of five European countries

Exclusive Breastfeeding and the Risk of Postpartum Relapses in Women With Multiple Sclerosis

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