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I did a search on PubMed. Is this the study?
Kirsten Blacker
RN RM
Australia



: Adv Exp Med Biol 2000;478:131-7 Related Articles, Books


Material asthma status alters relation of infant feeding to asthma childhood

Wright AL, Holberg CJ, Taussig LM, Martinez F

Respiratory Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA.

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The relation of infant feeding to childhood asthma is controversial. This
study tested the hypothesis that maternal asthma alters the relation of
breastfeeding to childhood asthma. Questionnaires were completed at age 6, 9
or 11 years by parents of 1043 children enrolled at birth. Active MD asthma
was defined as a physician diagnosis of asthma plus asthma symptoms reported
on one of the questionnaires. Duration of exclusive breastfeeding,
categorized as never, < 4 months, or > or = 4 months, was based on
prospective physician reports or questionnaires completed at 18 months. The
relationship between breastfeeding and asthma differed by maternal asthma
status. For children with maternal asthma, the percent developing active MD
asthma increased significantly with longer duration of exclusive
breastfeeding. Odds of developing asthma among these children were
significantly elevated (OR: 5.7,CI: 2.8-11.5), after adjusting for
confounders. This association of longer exclusive breastfeeding with
increased risk of reported asthma among children with asthmatic mothers may
be biologically based, or may reflect reporting biases.

PMID: 11065066

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