Breastfeeding and Cardiovascular Disease Hospitalization and Mortality in Parous Women: Evidence From a Large Australian Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Background Few studies have investigated the longitudinal association between breastfeeding and maternal cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) outcomes. This study examined the association between breastfeeding and CVD hospitalization and mortality in a large Australian cohort. Methods and Results Baseline questionnaire data (2006-2009) from a sample of 100 864 parous women aged ≥45 years from New South Wales, Australia, were linked to hospitalization and death data until June 2014 and December 2013, respectively. Analysis was restricted to women without self-reported medically diagnosed CVD at baseline or without past CVD hospitalization 6 years before study entry. Never versus ever breastfeeding and average breastfeeding duration per child, derived from self-reported lifetime breastfeeding dura

SUBMITTER: Nguyen B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6475066 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature