Breast feeding and protection against neonatal sepsis in a high risk population.
Protection against neonatal sepsis by breast feeding was investigated in a developing community. A case-control study was carried out with 42 cases from a hospital and 270 controls, matched for age and socioeconomic conditions from the community. Exclusive breast feeding was extremely rare, most babies being partially breast fed and a few being given formula feed or animal milk. A highly significant odds ratio of 18 was obtained, showing that even partial breast feeding protects against neonatal sepsis in such a population.
Ashraf
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Department of Social and Preventive Paediatrics, King Edward Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan.
Jalil
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Zaman
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Karlberg
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Khan
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Lindblad
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Hanson
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LA
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001903:Bottle Feeding; D001942:Breast Feeding; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010154:Pakistan