Promotion of Breastfeeding Intervention Trial (PROBIT)

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Authors

Michael S. Kramer · McGill University

Beverley Chalmers · University of Toronto

Ellen Hodnett · University of Toronto

Zinaida Sevkovskaya · Ministry of Health

Irina Dzikovich · Stanford Maternal and Child Health Research Institute

Stanley H. Shapiro · McGill University

Jean‐Paul Collet

Abstract

Our experimental intervention increased the duration and degree (exclusivity) of breastfeeding and decreased the risk of gastrointestinal tract infection and atopic eczema in the first year of life. These results provide a solid scientific underpinning for future interventions to promote breastfeeding.

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Breastfeeding Practices and Influences Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Child and Adolescent Health

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Published in: JAMA

Volume 285, Issue 4, pp. 413-413

DOI: 10.1001/jama.285.4.413

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