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HERO ID
9293306
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Impact of breast milk on respiratory outcomes in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Author(s)
Kim, LY; McGrath-Morrow, SA; Collaco, JM
Year
2019
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Pediatric Pulmonology
ISSN:
8755-6863
EISSN:
1099-0496
Volume
54
Issue
3
Page Numbers
313-318
Language
English
PMID
30609293
DOI
10.1002/ppul.24228
Web of Science Id
WOS:000459565800014
Abstract
Background
The objective of our study was to examine whether outpatient respiratory morbidities in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) are influenced by the human milk consumption.
Methods
Caregivers of subjects recruited from a BPD clinic completed questionnaires regarding breast milk intake and respiratory outcomes.
Results
One-hundred eighty-eight caregivers completed the questionnaire. Of these, 173 (92.0%) reported that the child received some breast milk. Infants who received breast milk for fewer months were more likely to be non-white, and have a lower household income, public insurance, and secondhand smoke exposure. A longer receipt of breast milk was associated with reduced likelihoods of emergency department visits, systemic steroid courses, and cough or chest congestion, and a trend towards a lower risk of re-hospitalizations.
Conclusions
Longer duration of breast milk intake was associated with markers of higher socio-economic status, and reduced likelihood of acute and chronic respiratory morbidities among preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Keywords
breast milk; bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD); epidemiology; neonatal pulmonary medicine
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