title: Breast feeding and protection against neonatal sepsis in a high risk population.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social and Preventive Paediatrics, King Edward Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Ashraf
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jalil
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zaman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Karlberg
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Lindblad
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hanson
mesh_terms: 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