Breastfeeding Duration Is Not Associated With Offspring Inflammatory Bowel Disease Risk in Three Population-Based Birth Cohorts.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Breastfeeding is critical for offspring health and development. Although many observational studies report a protective effect between breastfeeding and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the relationship is not well-understood.

Methods

We used prospectively collected data from 3 population-based birth cohorts (Danish National Birth Cohort, Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort, and All Babies in Southeast Sweden) and cross-linked national registers to ascertain the impact of breastfeeding duration on offspring IBD risk in each country, using adjusted Cox proportional regression analyses. We performed meta-analyses to determine pooled estimates.

Results

We included 148,737 offspring and 169,510 offspring in analyses of exclusive and any breastfee

SUBMITTER: Agrawal M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12150213 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature