Jia-Zi Liu , Min-Qi Liao , Lu Zheng , Hao-Rong Li , Xin Su , Yong-Hui Feng , Jia-Min Qiu , Shi-Wen Zhang , Jun Cai , Shi-Yun Chen , Shi-Qi Huang , Hao-Kun Huang , Yan-Bin Ye , Sha-Sha Han , Sui Zhu , Da-Lin Lu , Kenneth Lo , Fang-Fang Zeng
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Associations of breastfeeding with maternal and child health outcomes: umbrella review
Background
Breastfeeding (BF) has been reported to be beneficial for both mothers and their offspring, but the evidence for these associations has not been systematically evaluated.
Objectives
This umbrella review aims to assess the credibility of existing evidence regarding the associations between BF and health outcomes in mothers and offspring.
Methods
For each health outcome, evidence levels were determined using reanalyzed random-effects estimates, between-study heterogeneity, 95% predictive intervals, publication bias, small-study effects, and excess significance bias. Methodological quality was assessed by A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews 2, and evidence credibility was graded with the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE).
Results
Overall, 192 meta-analyses from 62 articles were included. Among maternal outcomes, 3 meta-analyses (3/65, 4.6%) were considered to provide convincing evidence that BF reduced risks of ovarian cancer [odds ratio (OR) range: 0.70–0.78] and hypertension (OR range: 0.89–0.93). For short-term offspring outcomes, 5 meta-analyses (5/114, 4.4%) were considered to provide convincing evidence that exclusive BF or ever BF was associated with lower risks of sudden infant death syndrome [OR: 0.63; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.54, 0.73] and allergic rhinitis (OR: 0.61; 95% CI: 0.54, 0.70), alongside improved physical fitness (standing long jump, standardized mean differences: 0.20–0.27). Early BF initiation (<1 h after birth) reduced neonatal mortality risk by 56% (OR: 0.44; 95% CI: 0.33, 0.61). Regarding long-term offspring outcomes, 2 meta-analyses (2/13, 15.4%) were considered to offer highly suggestive and suggestive evidence, respectively, suggesting the inverse associations of ever BF on overweight/obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus in adulthood. After GRADE credibility assessment, only 4 of 192 meta-analyses were classified as moderate-quality evidence.
Conclusions
Our findings support the benefits of BF for mothers and their offspring, underscoring the importance of promoting BF practices to improve maternal and child health outcomes.
This trial was registered at PROSPERO as CRD42023447328 (https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42023447328).
期刊介绍:
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition is recognized as the most highly rated peer-reviewed, primary research journal in nutrition and dietetics.It focuses on publishing the latest research on various topics in nutrition, including but not limited to obesity, vitamins and minerals, nutrition and disease, and energy metabolism.
Purpose:
The purpose of AJCN is to:
Publish original research studies relevant to human and clinical nutrition.
Consider well-controlled clinical studies describing scientific mechanisms, efficacy, and safety of dietary interventions in the context of disease prevention or health benefits.
Encourage public health and epidemiologic studies relevant to human nutrition.
Promote innovative investigations of nutritional questions employing epigenetic, genomic, proteomic, and metabolomic approaches.
Include solicited editorials, book reviews, solicited or unsolicited review articles, invited controversy position papers, and letters to the Editor related to prior AJCN articles.
Peer Review Process:
All submitted material with scientific content undergoes peer review by the Editors or their designees before acceptance for publication.