The association between duration of breastfeeding and childhood asthma outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postnatal exposures, including breastfeeding, may influence asthma development.

Objective

To investigate the association between breastfeeding duration and child asthma.

Methods

We studied 2021 mother-child dyads in the ECHO PATHWAYS consortium of prospective pregnancy cohorts (GAPPS, CANDLE, TIDES). Women reported the duration of any and exclusive breastfeeding and child asthma outcomes during follow-up at child age 4 to 6 years. Outcomes included current wheeze (previous 12 months), ever asthma, current asthma (having ≥2 of current wheeze, ever asthma, medication use in past 12-24 months), and strict current asthma (ever asthma with either or both current wheeze and medication use in past 12-24 months). We used multivariable logistic regression to assess

SUBMITTER: Wilson K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9442497 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature