Are breast-fed infants more resilient? Feeding method and cortisol in infants.
prospective_cohort · Level II
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.09.025 and PMC identifier 2771117.
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Abstract
The effect of feeding method on stress hormone levels in infants is unknown. We studied infants from birth to 1 year and found salivary cortisol 40% higher in breast-fed infants compared with formula-fed infants. The higher cortisol levels among breast-fed children may be involved in the analgesic effect of breastfeeding.
Medical subject headings
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Breast Feeding
- Hydrocortisone
- Stress, Physiological