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Quick Summary: 70 associated Diseases
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Postnatal Care: Breastfeeding15217Log in | Sign up
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Infants: Very Low Birth Weight/Low Birth Weight505Log in | Sign up
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Cesarean delivery is associated with celiac disease in children.

Pubmed Data : Pediatrics. 2010 Jun;125(6):e1433-40. Epub 2010 May 17. PMID: 20478942
Article Published Date : Jun 01, 2010
Study Type : Meta Analysis
Additional Links
Diseases : Celiac Disease : CK(1330) : AC(163), Celiac Disease: Prevention : CK(32) : AC(3), Inflammatory Bowel Diseases : CK(1210) : AC(109)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)
Additional Keywords : Diseases that are Linked : CK(2162) : AC(265)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Cesarean Delivery : CK(593) : AC(39)

Higher maternal milk and vitamin D intake during pregnancy may be associated with a lower risk of developing MS in offspring.

Pubmed Data : Ann Neurol. 2011 Jul ;70(1):30-40. PMID: 21786297
Article Published Date : Jul 01, 2011
Study Type : Meta Analysis
Additional Links
Substances : Cow Milk : CK(20) : AC(3), Vitamin D : CK(1502) : AC(218)
Diseases : Multiple Sclerosis: Prevention : CK(21) : AC(1), Prenatal Nutrition: Health of the Offspring : CK(222) : AC(31)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)

Labor involving epidural analgesia is associated with a 2-fold increase in reports of partial breast feeding or formula feeding and the problem of "not having enough milk."

Pubmed Data : Gynecol Obstet Fertil. 2010 Dec;38(12):747-53. PMID: 15321436
Article Published Date : Dec 01, 2010
Study Type : Meta Analysis
Additional Links
Diseases : Breastfeeding: Complications : CK(187) : AC(20), Lactation Disorders : CK(132) : AC(16)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Epidural Analgesia : CK(100) : AC(6), Obstetric Interventions : CK(968) : AC(61)

A history of breastfeeding has been found to reduce the risk for bronchial asthma in schoolchildren.

Pubmed Data : Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2010 Feb;21(1 Pt 1):60-6. Epub 2010 Jan 14. PMID: 20088862
Article Published Date : Feb 01, 2010
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Breast Milk : CK(408) : AC(46)
Diseases : Asthma: Prevention : CK(20) : AC(2)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)

Beastfeeding has a preventive effect against asthma, ear infection and allergic diseases.

Pubmed Data : Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol. 2007 Dec ;39(10):337-43. PMID: 18386435
Article Published Date : Dec 01, 2007
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Allergic Rhinitis : CK(327) : AC(40), Allergies: Childhood : CK(60) : AC(5), Asthma : CK(847) : AC(129), Ear Infection : CK(604) : AC(33), Eczema : CK(1006) : AC(87)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)
Problem Substances : Infant Formula : CK(464) : AC(59)

Beneficial effects of ingestion of breast milk in the neonatal intensive care unit persist at 30 months' corrected age in this vulnerable extremely low birth weight population.

Pubmed Data : Pediatrics. 2007 Oct;120(4):e953-9. PMID: 17908750
Article Published Date : Oct 01, 2007
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Breast Milk : CK(408) : AC(46)
Diseases : Infants: Very Low Birth Weight/Low Birth Weight : CK(202) : AC(18), Postnatal Care: Breastfeeding : CK(209) : AC(25)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)

Both infantile colic and prolonged crying were associated with high maternal depression scores.

Pubmed Data : Acta Paediatr. 2009 Aug;98(8):1344-8. Epub 2009 Apr 28. PMID: 19432839
Article Published Date : Aug 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Colic : CK(74) : AC(12), Infant Problems : CK(91) : AC(10), Postpartum Depression : CK(211) : AC(24)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)
Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction : CK(1943) : AC(195)

Breasfeeding does not increase the risk of breast sagging.

Pubmed Data : Aesthet Surg J. 2008 Sep-Oct;28(5):534-7. PMID: 19083576
Article Published Date : Sep 01, 2008
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Breast Ptosis (Sagging) : CK(10) : AC(1)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)

Breast feeding during the first 13 weeks of life confers protection against gastrointestinal illness that persists beyond the period of breast feeding itself.

Pubmed Data : BMJ. 1990 Jan 6;300(6716):11-6. PMID: 2105113
Article Published Date : Jan 06, 1990
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Breast Milk : CK(408) : AC(46)
Diseases : Infant Problems : CK(91) : AC(10), Postnatal Care: Breastfeeding : CK(209) : AC(25)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)
Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction : CK(1943) : AC(195)

Breast milk contains relevant neurotrophic factors and cytokines for enteric nervous system development.

Pubmed Data : Mol Nutr Food Res. 2011 Aug 2. Epub 2011 Aug 2. PMID: 21809438
Article Published Date : Aug 02, 2011
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Breast Milk : CK(408) : AC(46)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)

breast-fed infants induces a greater phagocytic capacity against C. albicans in neutrophils than serum from formula-fed infants.

Pubmed Data : Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 1997 Jan ;20(1):21-7. PMID: 9023037
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 1997
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Candida Infection : CK(185) : AC(98)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)
Problem Substances : Infant Formula : CK(464) : AC(59)
Adverse Pharmacological Actions : Immunosuppressive : CK(143) : AC(23)

Breast-fed infants process speech differently from bottle-fed infants signaling an advantage for the breast-fed infants for later linguistic and cognitive development.

Pubmed Data : Dev Neuropsychol. 2007;31(3):337-47. PMID: 17559328
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2007
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Postnatal Care: Breastfeeding : CK(209) : AC(25)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)

Breast-feeding is associated with a reduced frequency of acute otitis media and high serum antibody levels against Haemophilus influenzae.

Pubmed Data : Pediatr Res. 2009 Nov;66(5):565-70. PMID: 19581824
Article Published Date : Nov 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Breast Milk : CK(408) : AC(46)
Diseases : Childhood Infections : CK(275) : AC(29), Ear Infection : CK(604) : AC(33), Haemophilus influenzae : CK(54) : AC(9)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)
Pharmacological Actions : Immunostimulatory : CK(143) : AC(33)

Breast-feeding is protective against Helicobacter pylori infection, especially in middle- and low-income nations.

Pubmed Data : Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Feb 15;48(4):430-7. PMID: 19133802
Article Published Date : Feb 15, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Breast Milk : CK(408) : AC(46)
Diseases : Helicobacter Pylori Infection : CK(305) : AC(61), Infant Infections : CK(420) : AC(45), Postnatal Care: Breastfeeding : CK(209) : AC(25)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)
Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction : CK(1943) : AC(195)

Breast-feeding protects against celiac disease.

Pubmed Data : Am J Clin Nutr. 2002 May;75(5):914-21. PMID: 11976167
Article Published Date : May 01, 2002
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Breast Milk : CK(408) : AC(46)
Diseases : Celiac Disease: Prevention : CK(32) : AC(3)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)
Additional Keywords : Epigenetic Modification : CK(71) : AC(32)

Breastfeeding attenuates reductions in energy intake induced by a mild immunologic stimulus represented by DPTH immunization.

Pubmed Data : J Nutr. 2002 Jun;132(6):1293-8. PMID: 12042449
Article Published Date : Jun 01, 2002
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Breast Milk : CK(408) : AC(46)
Diseases : Vaccine-induced Toxicity : CK(1086) : AC(163)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)
Pharmacological Actions : Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Alpha Inhibitor : CK(1015) : AC(343)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(3588) : AC(266), Vaccination: Diphtheria-Pertussis-Tetanus : CK(283) : AC(31)

Breastfeeding confers some psychoneuroimmunological benefit to mothers possibly reducing postpartum depression.

Pubmed Data : J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2006 Sep-Oct;35(5):599-607. PMID: 16958715
Article Published Date : Sep 01, 2006
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Postpartum Depression : CK(211) : AC(24)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)

Breastfeeding has a protective effect on diarrhea among children.

Pubmed Data : Turk J Pediatr. 2009 Nov-Dec;51(6):527-33. PMID: 20196384
Article Published Date : Nov 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Diarrhea: in Children : CK(213) : AC(21)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)
Problem Substances : Infant Formula : CK(464) : AC(59)

Breastfeeding in HIV exposed infants significantly improves child health.

Pubmed Data : Matern Child Health J. 2011 Apr 20. Epub 2011 Apr 20. PMID: 21505776
Article Published Date : Apr 20, 2011
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : HIV Infections: Infant : CK(10) : AC(1)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)
Problem Substances : Infant Formula : CK(464) : AC(59)

Breastfeeding is associated with a decreased incidence of fever after immunizations.

Pubmed Data : Pediatrics. 2010 Jun;125(6):e1448-52. Epub 2010 May 17. PMID: 20478932
Article Published Date : Jun 01, 2010
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Breast Milk : CK(408) : AC(46)
Diseases : Fever : CK(77) : AC(14), Vaccine-induced Toxicity : CK(1086) : AC(163)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(3588) : AC(266)

Breastfeeding may protect against lifetime cardiovascular disease risk.

Pubmed Data : Adv Exp Med Biol. 2009;646:51-8. PMID: 19536662
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Breast Milk : CK(408) : AC(46)
Diseases : Postnatal Care: Breastfeeding : CK(209) : AC(25)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)
Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction : CK(1943) : AC(195)

Breastfeeding may provide long-term protection against the severity of childhood sleep-disordered breathing.

Pubmed Data : Ostomy Wound Manage. 2005 Aug;51(8):24-39. PMID: 17974740
Article Published Date : Aug 01, 2005
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Breast Milk : CK(408) : AC(46)
Diseases : Postnatal Care: Breastfeeding : CK(209) : AC(25), Sleep-Disordered Breathing: Infant/Child : CK(10) : AC(1)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)
Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction : CK(1943) : AC(195)

Breastfeeding protects against acute gastroenteritis due to rotavirus in infants.

Pubmed Data : Eur J Pediatr. 2010 Dec;169(12):1471-6. Epub 2010 Jul 9. PMID: 20617343
Article Published Date : Dec 01, 2010
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Breast Milk : CK(408) : AC(46)
Diseases : Gastroenteritis : CK(96) : AC(11), Infant Infections : CK(420) : AC(45), Rotavirus Infections : CK(75) : AC(16)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)

Breastfeeding protects against illness-induced anorexia and is mediated partially by docosahexaenoic acid.

Pubmed Data : Eur J Clin Nutr. 2008 Jan;62(1):32-8. Epub 2007 Feb 21. PMID: 17311056
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2008
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Breast Milk : CK(408) : AC(46), DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid) : CK(562) : AC(100)
Diseases : Anorexia: Illness and Vaccine Induced : CK(10) : AC(1), Vaccine-induced Toxicity : CK(1086) : AC(163)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)
Pharmacological Actions : Interleukin-1 beta downregulation : CK(177) : AC(70), Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Alpha Inhibitor : CK(1015) : AC(343)

Breastfeeding reduces short and long-term blood pressure in women.

Pubmed Data : Breastfeed Med. 2008 Jun;3(2):103-9. PMID: 18563998
Article Published Date : Jun 01, 2008
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Hypertension : CK(2615) : AC(260), Postnatal Care: Breastfeeding : CK(209) : AC(25)
Therapeutic Actions : Breastfeeding : CK(657) : AC(67)

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