Breastfeeding in the First Days of Life Is Associated With Lower Blood Pressure at 3 Years of Age.

ABSTRACT: Background Breastfeeding in infancy is associated with lower cardiovascular disease risk in adulthood; however, the amount of breastfeeding required to achieve this benefit is unknown. Methods and Results In the CHILD (Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development) Cohort Study, we analyzed 2382 children with complete data on early life feeding and blood pressure. Infant feeding was documented from hospital records in the first few days of life and reported by mothers throughout infancy. Blood pressure was measured at 3 years of age. Analyses controlled for birth weight, gestational age, socioeconomic status, maternal body mass index, and other potential confounders. We found that nearly all children (2333/2382; 97.9%) were ever breastfed, of whom 98 (4.2%) only briefly received breast

SUBMITTER: Miliku K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8475685 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature