Breast-feeding and delivery mode modify the association between maternal atopy and childhood allergic outcomes.

Sitarik, Alexandra Rene; Kasmikha, Nena Sabri; Kim, Haejin; Wegienka, Ganesa; Havstad, Suzanne; Ownby, Dennis; Zoratti, Edward; Johnson, Christine Cole · J Allergy Clin Immunol · 2018

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Abstract

Exclusive breastfeeding during the first month of life and vaginal delivery may mitigate the transmission of atopy from mother to child. These results could have implications for potential targeted prevention strategies in high-risk offspring of atopic mothers.

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