title: Breast-feeding protects against otitis media.
abstract: Although exclusive breast-feeding decreases infant mortality and morbidity in developing countries, its protective effects in infants living in industrialized nations have been more difficult to quantitate. A recent study provides strong evidence that exclusive breast-feeding for at least four months decreases the incidence of otitis media in the first year of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01003.
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Sheard
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000517:prevention & control*