The Role of Breastfeeding in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Kristine L.S.P. McVea; Paul D. Turner; Dawnette K. Peppler

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The Role of Breastfeeding in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Kristine L.S.P. McVea, Paul D. Turner, Dawnette K. Peppler

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The objective of this article is to review the literature regarding the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in bottle-fed infants compared to those that are breastfed. A meta-analysis and qualitative literature review were performed. Cohort and case-control studies were included if they met a minimum SIDS definition and presented data allowing calculation of an odds ratio (OR). Twenty-three studies were included in the meta-analysis. The studies were heterogeneous, and a majority (14) were of "fair" or "poor" quality. Crude ORs from 19 individual studies favored breastfeeding as protective against SIDS. The combined analysis indicated that bottle-fed infants were twice as likely to die from SIDS (pooled OR = 2.11;95% CI 1.66-2.68). The results of the analysis show that there is an association between bottle-feeding and SIDS, but this may be related to confounding variables.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	13-20
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Human Lactation
Volume	16
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/089033440001600104
State	Published - Feb 2000

Keywords

Breastfeeding
Infant nutrition
Meta-analysis
Sudden infant death syndrome

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Obstetrics and Gynecology

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