The Effect of Exclusive Breastfeeding on Hospital Stay and Morbidity due to Various Diseases in Infants under 6 Months of Age: A Prospective Observational Study
Joint Authors
Kaur, Rupinderjeet
Kaur, Amarpreet
Singh, Karnail
Pannu, M. S.
Singh, Palwinder
Sehgal, Neeraj
Source
International Journal of Pediatrics
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-04-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Mother’s milk is the best for the babies.
Protective and preventive role of breast milk was evaluated in this study by assessing the relation of type of feeding and duration of hospital stay or morbidity.
Methods.
This prospective study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital and 232 infants in the age group of 14 weeks to 6 months formed the sample.
There are two groups of infants, that is, one for breastfed and one for top fed infants.
Statistical analysis was done and results were calculated up to 95% to 99% level of significance to find effect of feeding pattern on hospital stay due to various diseases and morbidity.
Results.
Prolonged hospital stay, that is, >7 days, was lesser in breastfed infants and results were statistically significant in case of gastroenteritis ( p value < 0.001), bronchopneumonia ( p value = 0.0012), bronchiolitis ( p value = 0.005), otitis media ( p value = 0.003), and skin diseases ( p value = 0.047).
Lesser morbidity was seen in breastfed infants with gastroenteritis ( p value 0.0414), bronchopneumonia ( p value 0.03705), bronchiolitis ( p value 0.036706), meningitis ( p value 0.043), and septicemia ( p value 0.04).
Conclusions.
Breastfed infants have shorter hospital stay and lesser morbidity in regard to various diseases as compared to top fed infants.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kaur, Amarpreet& Singh, Karnail& Pannu, M. S.& Singh, Palwinder& Sehgal, Neeraj& Kaur, Rupinderjeet. 2016. The Effect of Exclusive Breastfeeding on Hospital Stay and Morbidity due to Various Diseases in Infants under 6 Months of Age: A Prospective Observational Study. International Journal of Pediatrics،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kaur, Amarpreet…[et al.]. The Effect of Exclusive Breastfeeding on Hospital Stay and Morbidity due to Various Diseases in Infants under 6 Months of Age: A Prospective Observational Study. International Journal of Pediatrics No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kaur, Amarpreet& Singh, Karnail& Pannu, M. S.& Singh, Palwinder& Sehgal, Neeraj& Kaur, Rupinderjeet. The Effect of Exclusive Breastfeeding on Hospital Stay and Morbidity due to Various Diseases in Infants under 6 Months of Age: A Prospective Observational Study. International Journal of Pediatrics. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1106584