Breastfeeding and impact on childhood hospital admissions: a nationwide birth cohort in South Korea.
Nat Commun
; 14(1): 5819, 2023 09 20.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37730734
ABSTRACT
Benefits of breastfeeding for both the mother and the child are well established, but a comprehensive and robust study to investigate the protective effect of breastfeeding and attenuated time effect stratified by cause of morbidity are lacking. This study is based on the nationwide birth cohort in Korea that includes data on all infants born from 2009 to 2015. Of 1,608,540 children, the median follow-up period was 8.41 years (interquartile range, 6.76-10.06). When compared to children with fully formula feeding, the hospital admission rate was 12% lower in those with partially breastfeeding and 15% lower in those with exclusive breastfeeding. The apparent protective effect of breastfeeding was reduced with increasing age. Our study provides potential evidence of the beneficial association of breastfeeding on subsequent hospital admissions. The protective effect declined over time as the children grew older. Encouraging any breastfeeding for at least the first 6 months among infants is an important public health strategy to improve overall child health.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Breast Feeding
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Birth Cohort
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Nat Commun
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA
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CIENCIA
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article