Primal Health Databank: Study
| Entry No: | 0266 |
| Title: | Impact of breastfeeding on admission for pneumonia during postneonatal period in Brazil: nested case-control study. |
| Author(s): | Cesar JA, Victoria CG, et al. |
| Reference: | BMJ 1999;318:1316-20. |
| Place of Study: | Southern Brazil. |
| Abstract: | The authors studied 152 infants aged 28-364 days who had been admitted to hospital for pneumonia, and 2391 controls. Infants who were not being breastfed were 17 times more likely than those being breastfed without formula milk to be admitted to hospital for pneumonia. Supplementation with solids was associated with a relative risk of 13. |
| Keyword(s): | bottle feeding, breastfeeding, pneumonia |
| Discussion: | One of the many studies demonstrating the negative side effects of bottle feeding. |
| See Also: | No related entries mentioned for this entry |
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