Breastfeeding

Name	AC	CK
Postnatal Care: Breastfeeding	17	152
Infant Infections	8	80
Postpartum Depression	6	60
Premature Birth	6	60
Infant Problems	6	51
Celiac Disease: Prevention	3	50
Infants: Very Low Birth Weight/Low Birth Weight	5	50
Breastfeeding: Complications	4	43
Lactation Disorders	4	43
Vaccine-induced Toxicity	5	41
Atopic Dermatitis	4	40
Celiac Disease	2	40
Prenatal Nutrition: Health of the Offspring	3	40
Asthma	4	31
Infant Mortality	4	31
Breast Cancer	2	30
Infant Care: Failure to Thrive	3	30
Infant Nutrition	2	30
Obesity	8	26
Diabetes Mellitus: Type 1: Prevention	3	21
Allergies	2	20
Allergy: Cow's Milk	2	20
Colic	2	20
Diarrhea: in Children	2	20
Ear Infection	2	20
Eczema: Infant	2	20
Endometrial Cancer	1	20
Hypersensitivity: Immediate	2	20
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases	1	20
Multiple Sclerosis: Prevention	1	20
Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities	2	20
Postpartum Problems	2	20
Postpartum Weight Problems	2	20
Respiratory Tract Infections	2	20
Upper Respiratory Infections	2	20
Allergic Rhinitis	2	11
Autism	2	11
Cardiovascular Diseases	2	11
Eczema	2	11
Prenatal Nutrition: Prevention of Problems	2	11
Aging	1	10
Allergies: Childhood	1	10
Analgesia	1	10
Anorexia: Illness and Vaccine Induced	1	10
Anxiety	1	10
Asthma: Childhood	1	10
Asthma: Prevention	1	10
Atopic Dermatitis: Infant & Childhood	1	10
Autism Spectrum Disorders	1	10
Breast Milk: Inadequate/Poor Quality	1	10
Breast Ptosis (Sagging)	1	10
Breastfeeding: Nutritional Deficiencies	1	10
Bronchial Asthma	1	10
Candida Infection	1	10
Cardiovascular Disease: Prevention	1	10
Casein Intolerance	1	10
Childhood Infections	1	10
Dental Caries	1	10
Dental Caries: Children	1	10
Diarrhea	1	10
Fatty Liver	1	10
Fever	1	10
Gastroenteritis	1	10
Gestational Diabetes	1	10
HIV Infections: Infant	1	10
Haemophilus influenzae	1	10
Heavy Metal Toxicity	1	10
Helicobacter Pylori Infection	1	10
High Sugar Diet	1	10
Hypertension	1	10
Immune Disorders	1	10
Infants: Low Birth Weight	1	10
Inflammation	1	10
Insulin Resistance	1	10
Kawasaki Disease	1	10
Malaria	1	10
Mercury Poisoning	1	10
Metabolic Syndrome X	1	10
Obesity: Childhood	1	10
Overweight	1	10
Pain	1	10
Perchlorate Toxicity	1	10
Postpartum Blood Loss	1	10
Postpartum Hemorrhage	1	10
Prediabetes	1	10
Respiratory Tract Infections: Prevention	1	10
Retinopathy of Prematurity	1	10
Rotavirus Infections	1	10
Sleep-Disordered Breathing: Infant/Child	1	10
Spondylitis: Ankylosing	1	10
Stress	1	10
Weight Problems	1	10
Neonatal Group B Streptococcal (GBS) Infections	1	3
Streptococcus infections: Group B	1	3
Vaccinia virus	1	3
Vitamin K Deficiency	1	3
Diabetes Mellitus: Type 1	2	2
Air Pollution Linked Toxicity	1	1
Attention Deficit Disorder	1	1
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	1	1
Breast Cancer: Triple Negative	1	1
Cancers: All	1	1
Chronic Disease	1	1
Cystic Fibrosis	1	1
Cytomegalovirus Infections	1	1
Diabetes	1	1
Diabetes Mellitus: Type 2	1	1
Diabetes Mellitus: Type 2: Prevention	1	1
Infant Chemical Exposures	1	1
Infant Nutrition: Infant Formula	1	1
Necrotising enterocolitis	1	1
Neurodevelopmental Disorders	1	1
Otitis media	1	1
Rhinovirus Infection	1	1
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)	1	1

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A systematic review and meta-analysis conducted on five trials showed that music can be an effective way to increase breast milk production.Nov 30, 2020

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Pubmed Data : J Adv Nurs. 2020 Dec ;76(12):3307-3316. Epub 2020 Oct 10. PMID: 33037832

Article Published Date : Nov 30, 2020

Study Type : Meta Analysis, Review

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Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding, Music

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Breastfeeding seems to offer a protection against the development of CD in predisposed infants. Aug 03, 2012

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Pubmed Data : Evid Based Med. 2012 Aug 4. Epub 2012 Aug 4. PMID: 22864373

Article Published Date : Aug 03, 2012

Study Type : Meta Analysis

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Diseases : Celiac Disease, Celiac Disease: Prevention, Infant Nutrition

Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding

Problem Substances : Gluten

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Cesarean delivery is associated with celiac disease in children. Jun 01, 2010

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Pubmed Data : Pediatrics. 2010 Jun;125(6):e1433-40. Epub 2010 May 17. PMID: 20478942

Article Published Date : Aug 31, 2013

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Black Currant

Diseases : Atopic Dermatitis, Prenatal Nutrition: Health of the Offspring, Prenatal Nutrition: Prevention of Problems

Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding

Pharmacological Actions : Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) inducer, Interleukin-4 downregulation

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Breast feeding during the first 13 weeks of life confers protection against gastrointestinal illness that persists beyond the period of breast feeding itself.Jan 06, 1990

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Pubmed Data : BMJ. 1990 Jan 6;300(6716):11-6. PMID: 2105113

Article Published Date : Jan 06, 1990

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

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Diseases : Candida Infection

Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding

Problem Substances : Infant Formula

Adverse Pharmacological Actions : Immunosuppressive

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Breast-fed infants process speech differently from bottle-fed infants signaling an advantage for the breast-fed infants for later linguistic and cognitive development.Jan 01, 2007

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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

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Diseases : Postpartum Depression

Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding

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Breastfeeding duration for 6 months or longer is associated with a reduced risk of lower respiratory tract infections in pre-school children.Dec 31, 2016

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Pubmed Data : Int Breastfeed J. 2006;1:16. Epub 2006 Sep 15. PMID: 16978397

Pubmed Data : J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 1999 Jun;15(3):233-40. PMID: 17443195

Article Published Date : Jun 01, 1999

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Infant Infections, Infants: Very Low Birth Weight/Low Birth Weight

Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding

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Pubmed Data : Curr Dev Nutr. 2019 Jun ;3(Suppl 1). Epub 2019 Jun 13. PMID: 31225254

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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

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Substances : Breast Milk

Diseases : Atopic Dermatitis, Eczema: Infant, Postnatal Care: Breastfeeding

Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding

Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction

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Exclusive breastfeeding was protective against odds of obesity in both high and low sugar-sweetened beverages consumers.May 31, 2019

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Pubmed Data : Curr Dev Nutr. 2019 Jun ;3(Suppl 1). Epub 2019 Jun 13. PMID: 31225178

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Pubmed Data : Breastfeed Med. 2016 Jun ;11:218-21. Epub 2016 Aug 12. PMID: 27070106

Article Published Date : May 31, 2016

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities

Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding

Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction

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Listening to music in the NICU while breastfeeding can help reduce stress levels in mothers to premature newborns and support breast milk production.Jun 30, 2020

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Pubmed Data : Breastfeed Med. 2020 Jul ;15(7):465-470. Epub 2020 May 18. PMID: 32423235

Article Published Date : Jun 30, 2020

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Anxiety

Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding, Music

Pharmacological Actions : Anti-Anxiety Agents

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Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding

Additional Keywords : Microbiome

Problem Substances : Infant Formula

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Non-breastfed infants have a higher risk of dying than exclusively and partially breastfed ones.Jun 01, 2005

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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

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Substances : Breast Milk

Diseases : Infant Mortality

Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding

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Non-pasteurized milk is much more effective a increasing weight in very low birth weight babies. Mar 01, 1986

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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

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Substances : Breast Milk

Diseases : Infant Care: Failure to Thrive, Infant Nutrition, Infants: Very Low Birth Weight/Low Birth Weight

Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding

Additional Keywords : Raw versus Cooked

Anti Therapeutic Actions : Pasteurization

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Pacifier use is associated with shortened duration on exclusive and any breastfeeding. Jan 01, 2009

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Pubmed Data : Turk J Pediatr. 2009 Jan-Feb;51(1):35-43. PMID: 19378889

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2009

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Postnatal Care: Breastfeeding

Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding

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Pain is relieved in human newborns when they are exposed to odors from their mother's milk.Jun 16, 2009

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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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Substances : Breast Milk

Diseases : Infant Problems, Pain

Therapeutic Actions : Aromatherapy , Breastfeeding

Pharmacological Actions : Analgesics

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Parity mediates the association between infant feeding method and maternal depressive symptoms in the postpartum (multiparous but not primiparous mothers appear to benefit ). Jan 01, 2007

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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

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Diseases : Postnatal Care: Breastfeeding, Postpartum Depression

Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding

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Pasteurization of mother's own milk reduces fat absorption and growth in preterm infants.Sep 30, 2007

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Pubmed Data : Acta Paediatr. 2007 Oct ;96(10):1445-9. Epub 2007 Aug 20. PMID: 17714541

Article Published Date : Sep 30, 2007

The "smellscape" of mother's breast stimulate eye opening and delay and reduce crying in newborns.Mar 01, 2007

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Pubmed Data : Dev Psychobiol. 2007 Mar;49(2):129-38. PMID: 17299785

Article Published Date : Mar 01, 2007

Study Type : Human Study

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Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding

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The effect of Moringa oleifera capsule in increasing breastmilk volume in early postpartum patients.Dec 31, 2020

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Pubmed Data : Pediatrics. 2016 Jun ;137(6). Epub 2016 May 11. PMID: 27244853

Breastfeeding exclusively for 6 months is associated with a 30% to 50% reduction in risk.Nov 30, 2016

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Pubmed Data : Acta Paediatr. 2002;91(3):275-9. PMID: 12022298

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2002

Study Type : Review

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Substances : Breast Milk

Diseases : Allergic Rhinitis, Infant Problems, Postnatal Care: Breastfeeding

Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding

Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction

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Human breast milk promotes the secretion of potentially beneficial metabolites by probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938.Jul 08, 2019

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Pubmed Data : J Med Microbiol. 2000 Aug;49(8):719-23. PMID: 10933257

Article Published Date : Aug 01, 2000

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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Substances : Lactoferrin, Monolaurin, Vitamin A

Diseases : Cytomegalovirus Infections, Rhinovirus Infection

Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding

Pharmacological Actions : Antiviral Agents

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A systematic review and meta-analysis conducted on five trials showed that music can be an effective way to increase breast milk production.Nov 30, 2020

Breastfeeding seems to offer a protection against the development of CD in predisposed infants. Aug 03, 2012

Cesarean delivery is associated with celiac disease in children. Jun 01, 2010

Exclusive breastfeeding among parous women reduces the risk of breast cancer compared with parous women who do not breastfeed exclusively.Apr 30, 2017

Higher maternal milk and vitamin D intake during pregnancy may be associated with a lower risk of developing MS in offspring.Jul 01, 2011

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."Dec 01, 2010

Reducing endometrial cancer risk can be added to the list of maternal benefits associated with breastfeeding.May 31, 2017

90 versus 60 min of early skin-to-skin contact on exclusive breastfeeding rate in healthy infants.Jan 31, 2024

A history of breastfeeding has been found to reduce the risk for bronchial asthma in schoolchildren.Feb 01, 2010

Beastfeeding has a preventive effect against asthma, ear infection and allergic diseases.Dec 01, 2007

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.Oct 01, 2007

Black currant seed oil supplementation of mothers enhances IFN-γ and suppresses IL-4 production in breast milk.Aug 31, 2013

Both infantile colic and prolonged crying were associated with high maternal depression scores. Aug 01, 2009

Breasfeeding does not increase the risk of breast sagging. Sep 01, 2008

Breast fed preterm born babies had lower cardiovascular risks in adult life compared with individuals who were exclusively formula fed as infants.Jun 13, 2016

Breast feeding during the first 13 weeks of life confers protection against gastrointestinal illness that persists beyond the period of breast feeding itself.Jan 06, 1990

Breast milk contains relevant neurotrophic factors and cytokines for enteric nervous system development.Aug 02, 2011

Breast milk transforming growth factor β is associated with neonatal gut microbial composition.Aug 31, 2017

breast-fed infants induces a greater phagocytic capacity against C. albicans in neutrophils than serum from formula-fed infants.Jan 01, 1997

Breast-fed infants process speech differently from bottle-fed infants signaling an advantage for the breast-fed infants for later linguistic and cognitive development.Jan 01, 2007

Breast-feeding is associated with a reduced frequency of acute otitis media and high serum antibody levels against Haemophilus influenzae.Nov 01, 2009

Breast-feeding is protective against Helicobacter pylori infection, especially in middle- and low-income nations.Feb 15, 2009

Breast-feeding protects against celiac disease. May 01, 2002

Breastfed infants in Brazil receiving a full recommended schedule of immunizations showed an exceedingly high exposure of Al (225 to 1750 μg per dose) when compared with estimated levels absorbed from breast milk.Nov 01, 2010

Breastfed infants metabolize perchlorate via Bifidobacteria. Apr 30, 2012

Breastfeeding and cord blood vitamin D levels are associated with infant gut microbiome composition.Oct 12, 2016

Breastfeeding attenuates reductions in energy intake induced by a mild immunologic stimulus represented by DPTH immunization.Jun 01, 2002

Breastfeeding confers some psychoneuroimmunological benefit to mothers possibly reducing postpartum depression. Sep 01, 2006

Breastfeeding duration for 6 months or longer is associated with a reduced risk of lower respiratory tract infections in pre-school children.Dec 31, 2016

Breastfeeding has a protective effect on diarrhea among children.Nov 01, 2009

Breastfeeding in HIV exposed infants significantly improves child health.Apr 20, 2011

Breastfeeding is associated with a decreased incidence of fever after immunizations.Jun 01, 2010

Breastfeeding may be beneficial for infants diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome by shortening the length of hospital stay.Aug 31, 2016

Breastfeeding may protect against lifetime cardiovascular disease risk. Jan 01, 2009

Breastfeeding may provide long-term protection against the severity of childhood sleep-disordered breathing.Aug 01, 2005

Breastfeeding protects against acute gastroenteritis due to rotavirus in infants.Dec 01, 2010

Breastfeeding protects against illness-induced anorexia and is mediated partially by docosahexaenoic acid.Jan 01, 2008

Breastfeeding reduces short and long-term blood pressure in women. Jun 01, 2008

Breastfeeding reduces the risk of ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection in a dose dependant manner. Feb 01, 2008

Breastfeeding was associated with lower postpartum weight retention.Dec 01, 2008

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.Jan 01, 2001

Breastfeeding, not milk bottle feeding, is associated with reduced risk of early childhood cariesAug 01, 2008

Breastmilk consumption has a favorable effect on neurodevelopmental outcomes at 6 and 12 months of age in very low birth rate infants.Apr 01, 2003

Breastmilk may have a protective effect in the possible modulation of malaria frequency, severity and complicationsApr 01, 2000

Breastmilk significantly improves mental development in very low birth weight infants. Jul 01, 2006

Cacao butter as prophylaxis for nipple problems.Aug 31, 2022

Children who are not offered exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months of their birth may suffer from a range of infectious diseases and under-nutrition.Nov 20, 2017

Children who were not breastfed or were fed infant formula without docosahexaenoic acid/arachidonic acid supplementation were significantly more likely to have autistic disorder.Jan 01, 2006

Compounds from lactating women and their infants have the potential to function as pheromones, regulating fertility within groups of women.Jan 31, 2004

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. Oct 01, 2011

Daily skin-to-skin contact alters microbiota development in healthy full-term infants.Dec 31, 2023

Date fruit consumption appears to be useful for promoting and increasing breast milk quantity in breastfeeding mothers.Oct 31, 2021

Dietary exposure to brominated flame retardants and abnormal Pap test results.Aug 31, 2011

Donated breast milk substitutes increase the incidence of diarrhoea among infants and young children. Mar 23, 2011

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.Oct 01, 2009

Early human milk feeding is associated with a lower risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants.Jun 01, 1999

Early initiation and increased frequency of breast-feeding could decrease the amount of blood loss during the fourth stage of labor.Jan 01, 2004

Effect of tea tree oil and coconut oil on nipple crack formation in the early postpartum period.Feb 28, 2023

Effect of very early skin to skin contact on success at breastfeeding and preventing early hypothermia in neonates.Dec 31, 2013

Epidural analgesia is associated with impaired spontaneous breast feeding including breast feeding at discharge from the hospital. Apr 01, 2009

Exclusive breast-feeding during the first months after birth is associated with lower asthma rates during childhood.Aug 01, 2001

exclusive breastfeeding contributes to Protection against common infections during infancy and lessens the frequency and severity of infectious episodes. Sep 27, 2010

Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 3 months reduce the risk for respiratory allergies and allergic asthma in children.May 31, 2019

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. Jan 01, 2009

Exclusive breastfeeding promotes greater weight loss than mixed feeding among mothers even in the early postpartum period.Jan 01, 2008

Exclusive breastfeeding reduces acute respiratory infection and diarrhea deaths among infants in Dhaka slums.Oct 01, 2001

Exclusive breastfeeding reduces the incidence of atopic dermatitis in childhood.Aug 01, 2009

Exclusive breastfeeding was protective against odds of obesity in both high and low sugar-sweetened beverages consumers.May 31, 2019

For both diarrhoea and lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI), the monthly risk of hospitalisation was significantly lower in those receiving breast milk compared with those receiving formula.Feb 01, 2009

Hair mercury in breast-fed infants exposed to thimerosal-preserved vaccines indicates significant levels of exposure.Sep 01, 2007

Human milk feeding was associated with 75% lower odds of Stage 2 or 3 retinopathy of prematurity.Feb 25, 2016

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.May 01, 2010

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