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AAP Grand Rounds 11:30-31 (2004)
© 2004 American Academy of Pediatrics

BREASTFEEDING

More Evidence In Support of AAP Recommendations on Breastfeeding

Source: Kramer MS, Guo T, Platt RW, et al. Infant growth and health outcomes associated with 3 compared with 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003;78:291–295.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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In an observational cohort study within a larger randomized trial in Belarus, researchers from Canada, the United States, and Belarus examined the differences in infant growth and health between infants exclusively breastfed for 3 versus 6 months of life. Two thousand eight hundred and sixty-two newborns were exclusively breastfed for 3 months and then continued mixed breast and formula feeding with complementary foods until at least 6 months of age. These infants were compared to 621 infants who were exclusively breastfed for at least 6 months. Children were followed to 12 months of age and confounding variables were accounted for in the analysis. Exclusive breastfeeding was defined as the provision of no liquid or solid foods other than breastmilk. The study took place in 31 maternity hospitals and in each of their affiliated polyclinics where . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Wendelin M. Slusser, MD, MS, FAAP
Pediatrics, Schools of Medicine and Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

 



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