The Baby Friendly Initiative | Research

Early nutrition and atopic disease, Greer 2008 A review by the American Academy of Pediatrics of the evidence about the development of atopic disease (atopic dermatitis, asthma, food allergy) in early life related to the diet of babies, and of mothers during pregnancy and lactation, has been published
Longer breastfeeding linked to reduced atopic dermatitis and asthma Research from Germany suggests that longer duration of breastfeeding decreases the risk of allergies in early childhood
Breastfeeding & allergic disease, Kull 2002 A birth cohort of 4,089 infants was followed prospectively in Stockholm, Sweden. Information about various exposures was obtained by parental questionnaires when the infants were 2 months old, and about allergic symptoms and feeding at 1 and 2 years of age...
Breastfeeding & allergic disease, Saarinen 1995 150 children were studied up to the age of 17 years to determine the effect on atopic disease of breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding reduces the incidence of allergic disease, particularly eczema, where there is a family history The use of human milk was associated with a significantly-reduced incidence of allergic disease, particularly eczema at 18 months

Eczema