Breastfeeding tied to fewer ear, sinus infections in children

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Breastfeeding tied to fewer ear, sinus infections in children

Among thousands of 6-year-olds followed from birth, those who were breastfed as babies were far less likely to have ear, sinus or throat infections later in childhood. “This study provides hard evidence that health benefits of breastfeeding go beyond infancy and breastfeeding seems to be the best prescription for preventing these infections,” said Dr. Ruowei Li, an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, who led the study. Ear infections account for at least 24 million clinic visits a year in the U.S., Li told Reuters Health in an email, and there are up to 1 billion cases of acute sinus infection each year. The researchers contacted 1,281 of the mothers in 2012, when their children were about 6 years old, and asked about the number and types of common infections the children had in the previous 12 months.

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