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Literature review for - Flourish Paediatrics

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X Infant feeding and later Outcomes<br />

Asthma and Atopy<br />

Note additional evidence has been added to the original <strong>review</strong>.<br />

What are the benefits of breastfeeding (partial and exclusive) and the risks of not<br />

breastfeeding (any and exclusive), to infants and mothers, both in the short term and long<br />

term?<br />

Draft Evidence Statement<br />

Draft Grade<br />

Component Rating Notes<br />

Evidence Base<br />

Breastfeeding is associated with a reduced risk of asthma<br />

and atopic disease.<br />

C<br />

Satisfactory 1 Systematic <strong>review</strong> of cohort studies (Negative quality)<br />

and unclear the number of studies included but had 83<br />

references cited.<br />

1 meta analysis of 9 prospective studies<br />

Consistency Good ALL studies show increased risk of asthma and atopic<br />

disease when NOT breastfed.<br />

Clinical impact<br />

Satisfactory Odds ratios in the range of 0.8 <strong>for</strong> decreased risk of<br />

asthma and atopic disease.<br />

Generalisability Good Can be applied to lactating Australian women and their<br />

infants.<br />

Applicability Good Applicable to Australia.<br />

The studies included in the body of evidence statement are shown below.<br />

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