Does Breastfeeding Protect Against Infant Mortality in the United States?

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 357-358

  Nommsen Rivers, Laurie A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; NEWBORN; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 7044227805     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334404267368     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. World Health Organization. Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2003.
2. National Center for Health Statistics. Mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System. Available at: www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/dvs/mortdata.htm. Accessed May 13, 2004.
3. Breastfed babies less likely to die, study finds. Washington Post. May 2, 2004.
4. Heinig MJ. Host defense benefits of breastfeeding for the infant: effect of breastfeeding duration and exclusivity. In: Schanler RJ, ed. The Pediatrics Clinics of North America, Breastfeeding 2001, Part I: The Evidence for Breastfeeding. Vol 48. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2001: 105-124.