作者
Farideh Nejat, Parvin Tajik, Syed Mohammad Ghodsi, Banafsheh Golestan, Reza Majdzadeh, Shahrooz Yazdani, Saeed Ansari, Majid Dadmehr, Sara Ganji, Mehri Najafi, Fatemeh Farahmand, Farzaneh Moatamed
发表日期
2008/2/1
期刊
Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics
卷号
1
期号
2
页码范围
138-141
出版商
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
简介
Object
Previous studies have shown nutritional benefits of breastfeeding for a child's health, especially for protection against infection. Protective factors in human milk locally and systemically prevent infections in the gastrointestinal as well as upper and lower respiratory tracts. It remains unclear whether breastfeeding protects infants against ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt infection.
Methods
A cohort study was conducted from December 2003 to December 2006 at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Tehran, Iran. A total of 127 infants with hydrocephalus who were treated using a VP shunt in the first 6 months of life were enrolled. Each infant's breastfeeding method was classified as either exclusively breastfed (EBF), combination feedings of breast milk and formula (CFBF), or exclusively formula-fed (EFF). Infants were followed up to determine the occurrence of shunt …
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