Infant Feeding and Infectious Disease

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 86 (5) ◽  
pp. 806-806
Author(s):  
FRED AGRE
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
First Year ◽  
Prospective Data ◽  
Infectious Illness ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
First Year Of Life

To the Editor.— In the article "Relationship Between Infant Feeding and Infectious Illness: A Prospective Study of Infants during the First Year of Life" the authors comment on the methodologic failures of other studies.1 These failures include: (1) prospective data on infection and feeding, (2) specifying what is meant by infectious illness and breast-feeding, (3) controlling for other variables, and (4) exposure to illness through time. Such a study accounting for the above methodologic flaws was conducted by me and reported in the American Journal of Diseases of Children.2

Breast-Feeding and Infectious Illness, Power and Confidence Intervals

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 88 (5) ◽  
pp. 1079-1080
Author(s):  
JUDY HOPKINSON
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Confidence Intervals ◽  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
First Year ◽  
Infectious Illness ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
First Year Of Life ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Breast Fed

The article "Relationship Between Infant Feeding and Infectious Illness: A Prospective Study of Infants During the First Year of Life" by Rubin et al in the April issue of Pediatrics was provocative. Like Mulford, I too am concerned about the definitions of breast-feeding used in the study. Breast-feeding and formula-feeding are defined in such a way that the study actually examines the impact of the degree of breast-feeding on health of breast-fed infants. This may be an important issue in Denmark where the incidence of breast-feeding at 1 month is more than 90%.

Infant Feeding and Infectious Disease

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 86 (5) ◽  
pp. 806-807
Author(s):  
CHRIS MULFORD
Keyword(s):  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Research Question ◽  
First Year ◽  
Detailed Data ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
Substantial Investment ◽  
Infectious Illness ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
First Year Of Life

To the Editor.— I read with interest the article "Relationship Between Infant Feeding and Infectious Illness: A Prospective Study of Infants During the First Year of Life" by Rubin et al in the April issue.1 Two things puzzle me. The first is that, despite the authors' stated goal of paying close attention to methodology, their definition of breast-feeding fails to meet the standards set forth by most experts on lactation. The second is that, given their substantial investment of time and money in obtaining detailed data on 500 babies for a full year, the authors chose to ask their particular research question.

THE PIMA INFANT FEEDING STUDY: BREAST FEEDING AND GASTROENTERITIS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE

1984 ◽  
Vol 119 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. FORMAN ◽  
B. I. GRAUBARD ◽  
H. J. HOFFMAN ◽  
R. BEREN ◽  
E. E. HARLEY ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
First Year ◽  
Feeding Study ◽  
First Year Of Life

The Pima Infant Feeding Study: Breast feeding and Respiratory Infections during the First Year of Life

1984 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 447-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
M R FORMAN ◽  
B I GRAUBARD ◽  
H J HOFFMAN ◽  
R BEREIM ◽  
E E HARLEY ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
First Year ◽  
Feeding Study ◽  
First Year Of Life

scholarly journals Copper, zinc and iron levels in infants and their mothers during the first year of life: a prospective study

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tülin Ayşe Özden ◽  
Gülbin Gökçay ◽  
M. Serdar Cantez ◽  
Özlem Durmaz ◽  
Halim İşsever ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
First Year ◽  
Copper Zinc ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
First Year Of Life

scholarly journals Prospective study to assess maternal knowledge, attitude and practices regarding childhood diarrhoea

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naresh Kumar ◽  
Supriya Malik
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Diarrhoeal Disease ◽  
First Year ◽  
Maternal Knowledge ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
Vernacular Language ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
First Year Of Life ◽  
Children Under 5

Background: Diarrhoea is one of the major and most frequently encounter problem by the paediatrician. Diarrhoeal disease is the second leading cause of death n children under 5 yrs and is responsible for killing around 5,25,000 children every year. In low income counties, children under three years old, experience on an average three episodes of diarrhoea every year. Each episode deprives the child of the nutrition necessary for growth. Current study was conducted to assess maternal knowledge, attitude over practice regarding diarrhoeal disease.Methods: The present study is a prospective study, carried out at department of paediatrics, at Sri Guru Ram Das University of Medical Sciences and Research Amritsar from Jan 2016—Jan 2018 over period of 2 years. Total 25-0 mothers were intervened to assess their knowledge, attitude and practices during episodes of diarrhoea on basis of educational qualification of mothers, data were divided into three categories: Illiterate, moderately educated including mothers having qualification up to graduation, highly educated-mothers who did post-graduation or some professional education.Results: Total 250 mothers were included in the study with prior informed consent and question were asked as per preformed questionnaire and vernacular language and English too. In present study, it was observed that maximum number of diarrhoea causes 77.76% were seen in first year of life and there was higher incidence (74.4%) among male children. Incidence of diarrhoea was 67.6% among children of illiterate mother in contrast to 12% among a mother of having higher qualification.Conclusions: Finding of present study indicated low proportion of maternal knowledge and practice about etiologies and management of diarrhoeal disease among children under 5 years of age. Programme should focus on provided awareness to patients and education of mother should focus on symptoms of dehydration, knowledge on ORS, hoe to prepare an ORS, prevention on danger sign and diseases. rural population.

CHILDREN WHO DEVELOP EPILEPSY IN THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 344-350
Author(s):  
Jagna Ciochariska ◽  
Boiena Langner- Tyszka ◽  
Zbignie Osiowski ◽  
Bogna Schmidr-Sidor
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
First Year ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
First Year Of Life

scholarly journals Prevalence of recurrent wheezing in infants and toddlers in Barbados: findings from a prospective study of a cohort of babies born during 2015–2017

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-24
Author(s):  
Alok Kumar ◽  
Prerna Singh ◽  
Nico Belgrave
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
First Year ◽  
Infants And Toddlers ◽  
Predictive Index ◽  
Recurrent Wheezing ◽  
Predictive Risk ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
First Year Of Life

Objectives: The main objective was to determine the prevalence of recurrent wheezing (RW) among infants and toddlers as well as the prevalence of asthma predictive risk factors among those with RW. Materials and methods: A prospective study of a cohort of babies recruited after their birth during July 2015–June 2017. Mothers were contacted using the WhatsApp messaging system for digital follow-up on their baby’s condition at 3-monthly intervals until they were 18 months old. Information on wheezing and its correlates were collected by digital follow-up and corroborated at an in-person interview and examination of their baby at 18 months of age. Recurrent wheezing was defined as more than three episodes of wheezing or its correlates during the follow-up period. Results: There were 338 males (41.5%) and 476 (58.5%) females. Overall, 31.1% (95% CI = 27.9%, 34.4%) had RW by 18 months and the same number had RW during their first year of life. Of the infants with RW, 121 (47.8%; 95% CI = 41.6, 54.2) had at least one or both of the major criteria and/or at least two minor criteria of the stringent Asthma Predictive Index (API). Of those with RW, 32.0% received antihistamine and 20% had received antibiotics on their last visit to a physician for wheezing or symptoms of cough, cold, and/or breathing difficulty. Conclusions: Nearly a third of infants and toddlers had RW and nearly half of the infants with RW had risk factors fulfilling the criteria of the stringent API.

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