Fallot M E, Boyd J L, Oski F A
Pediatrics. 1980 Jun;65(6):1121-4.
The prevalence of exclusive breast-feeding among infants 0 to 3 months of age in a community was contrasted with the prevalence of breast-feeding among infants hospitalized for the presence of presumed or established infections. During a one-year period, 136 infants, 0 to 3 months of age, were admitted to the hospital. Among the hospitalized group, only 11.0% were being exclusively breast-fed as contrasted with an expected frequency of 25.2% based on community feeding patterns. No bacterial infections were documented among the breast-fed group while 27 bacterial infections were documented among 121 non-breast-fed infants. This survey indicates that exclusively breast-feeding during the first three months of life significantly reduces the incidence of infections that ultimately require hospitalization of infants.
将某社区0至3个月大婴儿的纯母乳喂养率与因疑似或确诊感染而住院的婴儿的母乳喂养率进行了对比。在一年时间里，136名0至3个月大的婴儿被收治入院。在住院组中，只有11.0%的婴儿为纯母乳喂养，相比之下，根据社区喂养模式预期的频率为25.2%。母乳喂养组中未记录到细菌感染，而在121名非母乳喂养婴儿中记录到27例细菌感染。这项调查表明，出生后头三个月纯母乳喂养可显著降低最终需要婴儿住院治疗的感染发生率。
