09 November 2011

59 Reasons to Breast Feed Your Baby

Here is a treasure trove of information on the benefits to health of breast feeding infants. This of course is only a partial list and does not include the bonding of mother and child and the psychological strength that brings to both mother and child. These are hard cold scientific research articles that give the details of the medical benefits of breast feeding. It may be a good idea to send these articles to your pediatrician who may not be aware of these facts, or the detrimental effects of formula feeding.

Relevant Therapeutic Actions

Exclusive breastfeeding during the first 3 months after birth protects against allergic rhinitis in children, both with and without a family history of atopy.

Pubmed Data : Acta Paediatr. 2002;91(3):275-9. PMID: 12022298
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2002
Study Type : Review
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)
Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction : CK(1065) : AC(195)

Breastfeeding within the first 4 months of life prevents the generation of antibody response to bovine beta-casein (related to type 1 diabetes risk) despite the mothers' consumption of cow's milk during the breastfeeding period.

Pubmed Data : Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2001 Jan-Feb;17(1):51-4. PMID: 11241891
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2001
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Epidural analgesia is associated with impaired spontaneous breast feeding including breast feeding at discharge from the hospital.

Pubmed Data : Midwifery. 2009 Apr;25(2):e31-8. Epub 2007 Nov 5. PMID: 17980469
Article Published Date : Apr 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Breastfeeding protects against illness-induced anorexia and is mediated partially by docosahexaenoic acid.

Pubmed Data : Eur J Clin Nutr. 2008 Jan;62(1):32-8. Epub 2007 Feb 21. PMID: 17311056
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2008
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Exclusive breast-feeding during the first months after birth is associated with lower asthma rates during childhood.

Pubmed Data : J Pediatr. 2001 Aug;139(2):261-6. PMID: 11487754
Article Published Date : Aug 01, 2001
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

A history of breastfeeding has been found to reduce the risk for bronchial asthma in schoolchildren.

Pubmed Data : Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2010 Feb;21(1 Pt 1):60-6. Epub 2010 Jan 14. PMID:20088862
Article Published Date : Feb 01, 2010
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Exclusive breastfeeding reduces the incidence of atopic dermatitis in childhood.

Pubmed Data : Br J Dermatol. 2009 Aug;161(2):373-83. Epub 2009 Feb 23. PMID: 19239469
Article Published Date : Aug 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)
Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction : CK(1065) : AC(195)

TGF-beta in colostrum may prevent the development of atopic disease during exclusive breast-feeding and promote specific IgA production in human subjects.

Pubmed Data : J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1999 Dec;104(6):1251-7. PMID: 10589009
Article Published Date : Dec 01, 1999
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

The "smellscape" of mother's breast stimulate eye opening and delay and reduce crying in newborns.

Pubmed Data : Dev Psychobiol. 2007 Mar;49(2):129-38. PMID: 17299785
Article Published Date : Mar 01, 2007
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Children who were not breastfed or were fed infant formula without docosahexaenoic acid/arachidonic acid supplementation were significantly more likely to have autistic disorder.

Pubmed Data : Int Breastfeed J. 2006;1:16. Epub 2006 Sep 15. PMID: 16978397
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2006
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Breasfeeding does not increase the risk of breast sagging.

Pubmed Data : Aesthet Surg J. 2008 Sep-Oct;28(5):534-7. PMID: 19083576
Article Published Date : Sep 01, 2008
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Prepregnant overweight and obesity diminish the prolactin response to suckling in the first week postpartum.

Pubmed Data : Pediatrics. 2004 May;113(5):e465-71. PMID: 15121990
Article Published Date : May 01, 2004
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Recurrent neonatal group B streptococcal disease associated with infected breast milk.

Pubmed Data : Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2007 Jul;46(6):547-9. PMID: 17579109
Article Published Date : Jul 01, 2007
Study Type : Human: Case Report
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Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Labor involving epidural analgesia is associated with a 2-fold increase in reports of partial breast feeding or formula feeding and the problem of "not having enough milk."

Pubmed Data : Gynecol Obstet Fertil. 2010 Dec;38(12):747-53. PMID: 15321436
Article Published Date : Dec 01, 2010
Study Type : Meta Analysis
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Breast-feeding protects against celiac disease.

Pubmed Data : Am J Clin Nutr. 2002 May;75(5):914-21. PMID: 11976167
Article Published Date : May 01, 2002
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Cesarean delivery is associated with celiac disease in children.

Pubmed Data : Pediatrics. 2010 Jun;125(6):e1433-40. Epub 2010 May 17. PMID: 20478942
Article Published Date : Jun 01, 2010
Study Type : Meta Analysis
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Cesarean Delivery : CK(583) : AC(37)

Breast-feeding is associated with a reduced frequency of acute otitis media and high serum antibody levels against Haemophilus influenzae.

Pubmed Data : Pediatr Res. 2009 Nov;66(5):565-70. PMID: 19581824
Article Published Date : Nov 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)
Pharmacological Actions : Immunostimulatory : CK(129) : AC(30)

Postpartum maternal depressive symptoms and insecure attachment style are associated with infantile colic.

Pubmed Data : Arch Dis Child. 2006 May;91(5):417-9. Epub 2006 Feb 1. PMID: 16452109
Article Published Date : May 01, 2006
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Both infantile colic and prolonged crying were associated with high maternal depression scores.

Pubmed Data : Acta Paediatr. 2009 Aug;98(8):1344-8. Epub 2009 Apr 28. PMID: 19432839
Article Published Date : Aug 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)
Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction : CK(1065) : AC(195)

Prolonged breastfeeding is beneficial in children with cystic fibrosis and may protect them against decline of pulmonary function.

Pubmed Data : Acta Paediatr. 2007 Aug;96(8):1228-32. Epub 2007 Jun 21. PMID: 17590186
Article Published Date : Aug 01, 2007
Study Type : Review
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Vitamin A, monolaurin and lactoferrin from breast milk inhibit cytomegalovirus virus.

Pubmed Data : J Med Microbiol. 2000 Aug;49(8):719-23. PMID: 10933257
Article Published Date : Aug 01, 2000
Study Type : In Vitro Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)
Pharmacological Actions : Antiviral Agents : CK(520) : AC(287)

Milk-bottle and not breastfeeding is associated with a reduced risk for early childhood carires.

Pubmed Data : Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2008 Aug;36(4):363-9. PMID: 19145723
Article Published Date : Aug 01, 2008
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Exclusive breastfeeding reduces acute respiratory infection and diarrhea deaths among infants in Dhaka slums.

Pubmed Data : Pediatrics. 2001 Oct;108(4):E67. PMID: 11581475
Article Published Date : Oct 01, 2001
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Earlier feeding habits might affect the clinical expression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease from 3 to 18 years later, with an apparent drug-like preventive effect of breastfeeding.

Pubmed Data : Arch Dis Child. 2009 Oct;94(10):801-5. Epub 2009 Jun 24. PMID: 19556219
Article Published Date : Oct 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Breastfeeding is associated with a decreased incidence of fever after immunizations.

Pubmed Data : Pediatrics. 2010 Jun;125(6):e1448-52. Epub 2010 May 17. PMID: 20478932
Article Published Date : Jun 01, 2010
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(2699) : AC(254)

Breastfeeding protects against acute gastroenteritis due to rotavirus in infants.

Pubmed Data : Eur J Pediatr. 2010 Dec;169(12):1471-6. Epub 2010 Jul 9. PMID: 20617343
Article Published Date : Dec 01, 2010
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Breast-feeding is protective against Helicobacter pylori infection, especially in middle- and low-income nations.

Pubmed Data : Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Feb 15;48(4):430-7. PMID: 19133802
Article Published Date : Feb 15, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)
Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction : CK(1065) : AC(195)

Breastfeeding reduces short and long-term blood pressure in women.

Pubmed Data : Breastfeed Med. 2008 Jun;3(2):103-9. PMID: 18563998
Article Published Date : Jun 01, 2008
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Exclusive breastfeeding may may promote faster weight gain and increase in infants in the early postpartum period in addition to numerous other health benefits to mother and infant.

Pubmed Data : Int J Pediatr. 2009;2009:648091. Epub 2009 Mar 12. PMID: 20041019
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Non-pasteurized milk is much more effective a increasing weight in very low birth weight babies.

Pubmed Data : J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 1986 Mar-Apr;5(2):242-7. PMID: 3514832
Article Published Date : Mar 01, 1986
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)
Additional Keywords : Raw versus Cooked : CK(25) : AC(9)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Pasteurization : CK(30) : AC(3)

Early human milk feeding is associated with a lower risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants.

Pubmed Data : J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 1999 Jun;15(3):233-40. PMID: 17443195
Article Published Date : Jun 01, 1999
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Breastfeeding reduces the risk of ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection in a dose dependant manner.

Pubmed Data : J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2008 Feb;1(2):138-41. PMID: 18352783
Article Published Date : Feb 01, 2008
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)
Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction : CK(1065) : AC(195)

exclusive breastfeeding contributes to Protection against common infections during infancy and lessens the frequency and severity of infectious episodes.

Pubmed Data : Arch Dis Child. 2010 Sep 27. Epub 2010 Sep 27. PMID: 20876557
Article Published Date : Sep 27, 2010
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Prolonged and exclusive breastfeeding reduces the risk of infectious diseases in infancy.

Pubmed Data : J Med Food. 2010 Jun;13(3):589-98. PMID: 20566605
Article Published Date : Jun 01, 2010
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

If 90% of US families could comply with medical recommendations to breastfeed exclusively for 6 months, the United States would save $13 billion per year and prevent an excess 911 deaths.

Pubmed Data : Pediatrics. 2010 May;125(5):e1048-56. Epub 2010 Apr 5. PMID: 20368314
Article Published Date : May 01, 2010
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Non-breastfed infants have a higher risk of dying than exclusively and partially breastfed ones.

Pubmed Data : Bull World Health Organ. 2005 Jun;83(6):418-26. Epub 2005 Jun 17. PMID: 15976892
Article Published Date : Jun 01, 2005
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Breast feeding during the first 13 weeks of life confers protection against gastrointestinal illness that persists beyond the period of breast feeding itself.

Pubmed Data : BMJ. 1990 Jan 6;300(6716):11-6. PMID: 2105113
Article Published Date : Jan 06, 1990
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)
Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction : CK(1065) : AC(195)

Pain is relieved in human newborns when they are exposed to odors from their mother's milk.

Pubmed Data : Meat Sci. 2009 Jun 16. Epub 2009 Jun 16. PMID: 19010360
Article Published Date : Jun 16, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
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Pharmacological Actions : Analgesics : CK(313) : AC(75)

Breastmilk consumption has a favorable effect on neurodevelopmental outcomes at 6 and 12 months of age in very low birth rate infants.

Pubmed Data : Adv Neonatal Care. 2003 Apr;3(2):76-87. PMID: 12881949
Article Published Date : Apr 01, 2003
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Breastmilk significantly improves mental development in very low birth weight infants.

Pubmed Data : Pediatrics. 2006 Jul;118(1):e115-23. PMID: 16818526
Article Published Date : Jul 01, 2006
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Beneficial effects of ingestion of breast milk in the neonatal intensive care unit persist at 30 months' corrected age in this vulnerable extremely low birth weight population.

Pubmed Data : Pediatrics. 2007 Oct;120(4):e953-9. PMID: 17908750
Article Published Date : Oct 01, 2007
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Postpartum depression is linked to maternal stress and inflammation, which may be relieved with breastfeeding, exercise and anti-inflammatory substances.

Pubmed Data : Int Breastfeed J. 2007;2:6. Epub 2007 Mar 30. PMID: 17397549
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2007
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links

Breastmilk may have a protective effect in the possible modulation of malaria frequency, severity and complications

Pubmed Data : J Trop Pediatr. 2000 Apr;46(2):92-6. PMID: 10822935
Article Published Date : Apr 01, 2000
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Hair mercury in breast-fed infants exposed to thimerosal-preserved vaccines indicates significant levels of exposure.

Pubmed Data : Eur J Pediatr. 2007 Sep;166(9):935-41. Epub 2007 Jan 20. PMID: 17237965
Article Published Date : Sep 01, 2007
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Higher maternal milk and vitamin D intake during pregnancy may be associated with a lower risk of developing MS in offspring.

Pubmed Data : Ann Neurol. 2011 Jul ;70(1):30-40. PMID: 21786297
Article Published Date : Jul 01, 2011
Study Type : Meta Analysis
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Breast milk contains relevant neurotrophic factors and cytokines for enteric nervous system development.

Pubmed Data : Mol Nutr Food Res. 2011 Aug 2. Epub 2011 Aug 2. PMID: 21809438
Article Published Date : Aug 02, 2011
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Breastfeeding may protect against lifetime cardiovascular disease risk.

Pubmed Data : Adv Exp Med Biol. 2009;646:51-8. PMID: 19536662
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)
Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction : CK(1065) : AC(195)

Pacifier use is associated with shortened duration on exclusive and any breastfeeding.

Pubmed Data : Turk J Pediatr. 2009 Jan-Feb;51(1):35-43. PMID: 19378889
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Maternal fish intake during pregnancy and the duration of breastfeeding are independently associated with better early child development.

Pubmed Data : Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Sep;88(3):789-96. PMID: 18779297
Article Published Date : Sep 01, 2008
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Parity mediates the association between infant feeding method and maternal depressive symptoms in the postpartum (multiparous but not primiparous mothers appear to benefit ).

Pubmed Data : Arch Womens Ment Health. 2007;10(6):259-66. Epub 2007 Nov 26. PMID: 18040595
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2007
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Breastfeeding may provide long-term protection against the severity of childhood sleep-disordered breathing.

Pubmed Data : Ostomy Wound Manage. 2005 Aug;51(8):24-39. PMID: 17974740
Article Published Date : Aug 01, 2005
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)
Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction : CK(1065) : AC(195)

Breast-fed infants process speech differently from bottle-fed infants signaling an advantage for the breast-fed infants for later linguistic and cognitive development.

Pubmed Data : Dev Neuropsychol. 2007;31(3):337-47. PMID: 17559328
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2007
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Early initiation and increased frequency of breast-feeding could decrease the amount of blood loss during the fourth stage of labor.

Pubmed Data : J Egypt Public Health Assoc. 2004;79(1-2):1-12. PMID: 16916046
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2004
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

There is an association with increased postpartum depression and breastfeeding cessation by 4 months after delivery.

Pubmed Data : J Paediatr Child Health. 2008 Jun;44(6):369-73. PMID: 18476931
Article Published Date : Jun 01, 2008
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Breastfeeding confers some psychoneuroimmunological benefit to mothers possibly reducing postpartum depression.

Pubmed Data : J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2006 Sep-Oct;35(5):599-607. PMID: 16958715
Article Published Date : Sep 01, 2006
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Exclusive breastfeeding promotes greater weight loss than mixed feeding among mothers even in the early postpartum period.

Pubmed Data : Int Breastfeed J. 2008;3:18. Epub 2008 Aug 6. PMID: 18684325
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2008
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Breastfeeding was associated with lower postpartum weight retention.

Pubmed Data : Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Dec;88(6):1543-51. PMID: 19064514
Article Published Date : Dec 01, 2008
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)

Vaccination proponents have suggested that breastfeeding should be delayed in order to prevent immune factors within breast milk from inactivating vaccine-associated antibody titer elevations and vaccine potency.

Pubmed Data : Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Oct;29(10):919-923. PMID: 20442687
Article Published Date : Oct 01, 2010
Study Type : Commentary
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(2699) : AC(254)

Breastfeeding attenuates reductions in energy intake induced by a mild immunologic stimulus represented by DPTH immunization.

Pubmed Data : J Nutr. 2002 Jun;132(6):1293-8. PMID: 12042449
Article Published Date : Jun 01, 2002
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)
Toxicological Articles

Beastfeeding has a preventive effect against asthma, ear infection and allergic diseases.

Pubmed Data : Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol. 2007 Dec ;39(10):337-43. PMID: 18386435
Article Published Date : Dec 01, 2007
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)
Problem Substances : Infant Formula : CK(393) : AC(51)

breast-fed infants induces a greater phagocytic capacity against C. albicans in neutrophils than serum from formula-fed infants.

Pubmed Data : Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 1997 Jan ;20(1):21-7. PMID: 9023037
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 1997
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)
Problem Substances : Infant Formula : CK(393) : AC(51)
Adverse Pharmacological Actions : Immunosuppressive : CK(65) : AC(15)

Donated breast milk substitutes increase the incidence of diarrhoea among infants and young children.

Pubmed Data : Public Health Nutr. 2011 Mar 23:1-9. Epub 2011 Mar 23. PMID: 21426621
Article Published Date : Mar 23, 2011
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)
Problem Substances : Infant Formula : CK(393) : AC(51)

Breastfeeding has a protective effect on diarrhea among children.

Pubmed Data : Turk J Pediatr. 2009 Nov-Dec;51(6):527-33. PMID: 20196384
Article Published Date : Nov 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)
Problem Substances : Infant Formula : CK(393) : AC(51)

Breastfeeding in HIV exposed infants significantly improves child health.

Pubmed Data : Matern Child Health J. 2011 Apr 20. Epub 2011 Apr 20. PMID: 21505776
Article Published Date : Apr 20, 2011
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)
Problem Substances : Infant Formula : CK(393) : AC(51)

Current suboptimal U.S. breastfeeding rates cost the U.S. economy $13 billion per year in 2007 dollars for pediatric health cost and premature death.

Pubmed Data : Breastfeed Med. 2011 Oct ;6:313-8. PMID: 22007819
Article Published Date : Oct 01, 2011
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(437) : AC(59)
Problem Substances : Infant Formula : CK(393) : AC(51)

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