Health Effects for Infants and Young Children Associated with Breastfeeding A Rapid Review

The reviewers described the effect of amount and duration of breastfeeding on the risk of developing type 1 diabetes, reporting a range of ORs without performing a meta-analysis. [...] The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the applicability (feasibility) and transferability (generalizability) of the recommendations to our local context. [...] The new Ontario Perinatal Record4 prompts physicians and midwives to discuss breastfeeding during prenatal visits in the first and third trimesters of pregnancy and to discuss support for breastfeeding in the third trimester. [...] Details of the review Objective To systematically review the evidence of the associations between breastfeeding and overweight/obesity, blood pressure, total cholesterol and type 2 diabetes. [...] Inclusion criterion: study population similar to Nordic countries population Details of the review Objective To review recent scientific data valid in a Nordic setting on the short- and long-term effects of breastfeeding (BF) (duration of both any and exclusive BF) and introduction of foods other than breast milk Number of primary 60 papers included: studies included systematic reviews/meta-analys