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Effects of breastfeeding on respiratory symptoms in infancy

Gorlanova, Olga and Thalmann, Simone and Proietti, Elena and Stern, Georgette and Latzin, Philipp and Kühni, Claudia and Röösli, Martin and Frey, Urs. (2016) Effects of breastfeeding on respiratory symptoms in infancy. The Journal of pediatrics, 174. pp. 111-117.e5.

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Abstract

To assess the impact of potential risk factors on the development of respiratory symptoms and their specific modification by breastfeeding in infants in the first year of life.; We prospectively studied 436 healthy term infants from the Bern-Basel Infant Lung Development cohort. The breastfeeding status, and incidence and severity of respiratory symptoms (score) were assessed weekly by telephone interview during the first year of life. Risk factors (eg, pre- and postnatal smoking exposure, mode of delivery, gestational age, maternal atopy, and number of older siblings) were obtained using standardized questionnaires. Weekly measurements of particulate matter <10 μg were provided by local monitoring stations. The associations were investigated using generalized additive mixed model with quasi Poisson distribution.; Breastfeeding reduced the incidence and severity of the respiratory symptom score mainly in the first 27 weeks of life (risk ratio 0.70; 95% CI 0.55-0.88). We found a protective effect of breastfeeding in girls but not in boys. During the first 27 weeks of life, breastfeeding attenuated the effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy, gestational age, and cesarean delivery on respiratory symptoms. There was no evidence for an interaction between breastfeeding and maternal atopy, number of older siblings, child care attendance, or particulate matter <10 μg.; This study shows the risk-specific effect of breastfeeding on respiratory symptoms in early life using the comprehensive time-series approach.
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) > Environmental Exposures and Health Systems Research > Physical Hazards and Health (Röösli)
UniBasel Contributors:Röösli, Martin and Frey, Urs Peter
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Mosby
ISSN:0022-3476
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Last Modified:27 Feb 2021 04:11
Deposited On:28 Nov 2016 11:45

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