Hong Kong Med J 2014;20(Suppl 4):S5-6
Impact of breastfeeding on infectious disease hospitalisation: the Children of 1997 cohort
M Tarrant, CM Schooling, SLS Leung, KH Mak, LM Ho, GM Leung
School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong
 
 
1. Breastfeeding for any duration substantially reduces hospitalisation from respiratory infections in Hong Kong infants from 0 to 6 months of age.
2. Exclusive breastfeeding for 3 months or longer substantially reduces hospitalisation from gastrointestinal infections in Hong Kong infants from 0 to 6 months of age.
3. Breastfeeding did not provide any long-term protective effect against infectious diseases hospitalisation in Hong Kong children.