Does Breastfeeding Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome?
M.M. Vennemann, T. Bajanowski, B. Brinkmann, G. Jorch, K. Yücesan, C. Sauerland, E.A. Mitchell and the GeSID Study Group
PEDIATRICS Vol. 123 No. 3 March 2009, pp. e406-e410
OBJECTIVE. To examine the association between type of infant feeding and sudden infant death syndrome.
CONCLUSIONS. This study shows that breastfeeding reduced the risk of sudden infant death syndrome by ~50% at all ages throughout infancy. We recommend including the advice to breastfeed through 6 months of age in sudden infant death syndrome risk-reduction messages.
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