Breastfeeding Really Is Best—New Evidence for Improved Health in Infants - Frankly Speaking Ep 275

Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine

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Overview: The multitude of benefits of breastfeeding for both mother and baby are well documented. However, we’ve seen mixed evidence for the relationship between breastfeeding and certain childhood lung conditions, with some studies suggesting an increase in risk. A recent study found that exclusive breastfeeding was associated with decreased lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI), asthma, and allergic rhinitis. A potential connection between these conditions, breastfeeding, and the infant’s gut microbiome was also found. Join us as we discuss these findings and how to incorporate them into your practice to improve the health of women and infants.

Episode resource links:

• Rosas-Salazar C, Shilts MH, Tang ZZ, Hong Q, Turi KN, Snyder BM, Wiggins DA, Lynch CE, Gebretsadik T, Peebles RS Jr, Anderson LJ, Das SR, Hartert TV. Exclusive Breastfeeding, the Early-life Microbiome and Immune Response, and Common Childhood Respiratory Illnesses. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2022 Mar 10:S0091-6749(22)00292-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.02.023. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35283139.
• Rosas-Salazar C, Forno E, Brehm JM, Han YY, Acosta-Pérez E, Cloutier MM, Wakefield DB, Alvarez M, Colón-Semidey A, Canino G, Celedón JC. Breastfeeding duration and asthma in Puerto Rican children. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2015 Jun;50(6):527-34. doi: 10.1002/ppul.23061. Epub 2014 Aug 6. PMID: 25100626; PMCID: PMC4320027.
• AAP Breastfeeding Guidelines. https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/breastfeeding/Pages/Where-We-Stand-Breastfeeding.aspx
• ACOG. https://www.acog.org/womens-health/infographics/breastfeeding-benefits
• CDC Recommendations and Benefits of Breastfeeding. https://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/infantandtoddlernutrition/breastfeeding/recommendations-benefits.html
• CDC Breastfeeding Report Card. https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/data/reportcard.htm
• US Dietary Guidelines for Americans. https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/sites/default/files/2020-12/Dietary_Guidelines_for_Americans_2020-2025.pdf#page=65

Guest: Susan Feeney, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C
Music Credit: Richard Onorato