Breastfeeding Protects against Current Asthma up to 6 Years of Age

Silvers, Karen M.; Frampton, Chris; Wickens, Kristin; Pattemore, P. K.; Ingham, Tristram; Fishwick, David; Crane, Julian; Town, G. Ian; Epton, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.055

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“…By contrast, a recent study in New Zealand showed that exclusive breast-feeding protected against asthma up to 6 years of age (6) . These inconsistencies may be derived from variations in study designs and settings (e.g.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 77%

“…Two meta-analyses (4,5) and a recent study in New Zealand (6) reported that breastfeeding continued to be associated with decreased risk of asthma in children after cessation of breast-feeding. However, a large-scale randomized trial (7) and several observational studies (8)(9)(10)(11) found no effect or even an increased risk of asthma.…”

Section: Breast-feeding Asthma Childmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Breast-feeding and hospitalization for asthma in early childhood: a nationwide longitudinal survey in Japan

Yamakawa

Yorifuji

Kato

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Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: Whether or not breast-feeding is protective against asthma among children is still controversial. Therefore, we examined the effects of breast-feeding on hospitalization for asthma in early childhood. Design: Secondary data analyses of a nationwide longitudinal survey of children in Japan ongoing since 2001, with results collected from 2001 to 2004. We used logistic regression models to evaluate the associations of breast-feeding with hospitalization for asthma in children between the ages of 6 and 42 months, adjusting for children's factors (sex, day-care attendance and presence of older siblings) and maternal factors (educational attainment and smoking habit). Setting: All over Japan. Subjects: Term singleton children with information on feeding practices during infancy (n 43 367). Results: After adjusting for maternal factors and children's factors, exclusive breast-feeding at 6-7 months of age was associated with decreased risk of hospitalization for asthma in children. The adjusted odds ratio was 0·77 (95 % CI 0·56, 1·06). One-month longer duration of breast-feeding was associated with a 4 % decreased risk of hospitalization for asthma (OR = 0·96; 95 % CI 0·92, 0·99). Conclusions: The protective effects of breast-feeding on hospitalization for asthma were observed in children between the ages of 6 and 42 months. Keywords Breast-feeding Asthma ChildAlthough breast-feeding has long-term benefits for children's health such as prevention of overweight/obesity and type 2 diabetes and improvement of cognitive function (1) , the protective effect of breast-feeding on asthma in childhood still remains controversial (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11) . Two meta-analyses (4,5) and a recent study in New Zealand (6) reported that breastfeeding continued to be associated with decreased risk of asthma in children after cessation of breast-feeding. However, a large-scale randomized trial (7) and several observational studies (8)(9)(10)(11) found no effect or even an increased risk of asthma. The Japanese Pediatric Guideline for Food Allergy concluded that evidence was insufficient that exclusive breast-feeding had more preventive effects on allergy than partial breast-feeding (12) .In the present study, we evaluated the associations between breast-feeding and hospitalization for asthma in early childhood (i.e. between the ages of 6 and 42 months) by using data from a nationwide longitudinal survey in Japan. We also examined the dose-response relationship between the duration of breast-feeding and children's hospitalization for asthma.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 77%

Section: Breast-feeding Asthma Childmentioning

confidence: 99%

Breast-feeding and hospitalization for asthma in early childhood: a nationwide longitudinal survey in Japan

Yamakawa

Yorifuji

Kato

et al. 2014

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“…On the other hand, Silvers et al (61) reported a significant relationship between breastfeeding and lower respiratory disorders, especially wheezing. Silvers et al (62) showed that exclusive breastfeeding may reduce asthma and allergies at age six years old.…”

Section: Examining the Relationship Between Breastfeeding And Incidenmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several studies showed that breastfeeding is effective in increasing children's cognitive understanding (18,62,(64)(65)(66), in addition these studies emphasized on long-term breast milk consumption (62). Several studies also implied the positive role of breastfeeding on increased IQ and mental abilities, especially in language learning (67)(68)(69).…”

Section: Examining the Relationship Between Breastfeeding And Developmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Overview of Importance of Breastfeeding

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Context:According to some studies, the tendency of mothers to breastfeed has declined in recent years. Due to numerous benefits of breastfeeding which had been reported, this problem may put children's health and overall health of society at risk. In this study, we reviewed previous studies, emphasizing importance and necessity and enumerating benefits of breast-feeding. Evidence Acquisition: Databases including Science Direct, Biomed, Medline, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, SID, and magazines related to the topic were searched using keywords. Articles that examined various aspects of breastfeeding were analyzed as well. Results: The most perfect food for babies during the first two years of their lives is breast milk. It has so many health benefits for both mother and baby. Breastfeeding was studied from various aspects. There was significant correlation between the examined factors in vast majority of papers. However, some factors that researchers considered important did not give definitive results; therefore more extensive research is needed in this area. Conclusions: Breast milk is the most perfect food for babies during the first two years and no replacement is recommended during this time. Breastfeeding has so many health benefits for both mother and baby during the breastfeeding period as well as in the future. Keywords: Breastfeeding; Nutrition; PediatricsImplication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: Decreased tendency of mothers to breastfeed in recent years may put children's health and overall society health at risk. In this study, we reviewed previous studies to emphasize importance, necessity and enumerate benefits of breast-feeding.

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“…74% continued breastfeeding at one year and the rate decline to 46% as the infants reach two years 17 .Breastfeeding is a form of nutrition regardless of socioeconomic status as it provides the same nutritional content for all children all over the world 16 . Scientific research proved that breast milk is not just a matter of nourishment for infant's physical survival, but its benefits last longer than childhood period 8,9,10,18 . Benefits of breastfeeding extend to the mother as well.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%