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Breastfeeding habits of 480 Jewish infants visiting a pediatric emergency room (ER) with infectious diseases were compared to those of 502 healthy infants visiting maternal-child health centers (MCH; these centers are attended by almost 100% of the Jewish infant population). Among infants under 5 months of age with acute gastroenteritis and upper respiratory infections, breastfeeding was significantly less prevalent than among age-matched infants in the MCH group (22.6%, 18.5%, and 53.4% respectively, P0.0001). Infants with acute otitis media and lower respiratory tract infections showed the same trend although the numbers were small. A very short breastfeeding period of 2 weeks or less was more prevalent among the ER group and was associated with increased rates of hospitalization. These data emphasize the importance of breastmilk in reduction of ER visitation and hospitalization rates.
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PMID:Relationship of breast feeding versus bottle feeding with emergency room visits and hospitalization for infectious diseases. 681 44