Associations Between Breastfeeding and Post-perinatal Infant Deaths in the U.S.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Initiation of breastfeeding has been associated with reduced post-perinatal infant mortality. Although most states have initiatives to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding, no analysis of the association between breastfeeding and infant mortality has been conducted at the state and regional levels. To understand the associations between breastfeeding and post-perinatal infant mortality, the initiation of breastfeeding with post-perinatal infant mortality was analyzed by geographic region and individual states within each region.

Methods

This study was a prospective cohort analysis linking U.S. national birth and post-perinatal infant death data for nearly 10 million infants born in 2016-2018, who were then followed for one year after birth and analyzed in

SUBMITTER: Ware JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10897060 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature