Duijts 2010.
Methods | Prospective, population‐based pregnancy/birth cohort study (Generation R Study from Rotterdam.) | |
Participants | 1095 healthy Dutch singleton infants. | |
Interventions | EBF = BF without other milk or solids until 6 months (n = 58). MBF = introduction of milk and/or solids between 4 and 6 months with continuation of partial BF until 6 months (n = 1037). |
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Outcomes | 1 or more episodes of upper respiratory tract, lower respiratory tract, and gastrointestinal tract infection in first 6 months and from 7‐12 months. | |
Notes | 1. Outcomes based on mailed questionnaires (maternal report) sent at 6 and 12 months postpartum. 2. Of 7893 total infants enrolled in the cohort, breastfeeding, outcome, and covariate (potential confounder) data were available in only ˜3500 (44%) at 6 months and ˜3000 (38%) at 12 months. |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | D ‐ Not done |