Labbok M H, Hendershot G E
Department of Population Dynamics, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
Am J Prev Med. 1987 Jul-Aug;3(4):227-32.
Recent increases in breast-feeding in the United States have renewed interest in its associated health effects. In addition to known protective effects related to diarrheal disease in infancy and allergies, breast-feeding may be related to other health and developmental concerns with health cost implications. Data from the Child Health Supplement to the 1981 National Health Interview Survey were analyzed to assess the association between breast-feeding and malocclusion. Increased durations of breast-feeding were associated with a decline in the proportion of children with malocclusion, an association that remains when controlled for known associated variables. Our study adds sufficient strength to the findings in this area that we can recommend that health practitioners inform expectant mothers about this additional benefit of breast-feeding.
美国近期母乳喂养率的上升，重新引发了人们对其相关健康影响的关注。除了已知的对婴儿腹泻病和过敏的保护作用外，母乳喂养可能还与其他健康和发育问题相关，对医疗成本也有影响。我们分析了1981年全国健康访谈调查儿童健康补充调查的数据，以评估母乳喂养与错牙合之间的关联。母乳喂养时间的延长与错牙合儿童比例的下降相关，在控制了已知的相关变量后，这种关联依然存在。我们的研究为该领域的研究结果提供了足够的有力支持，因此我们建议健康从业者告知准妈妈母乳喂养的这一额外益处。
