RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Infant feeding and allergy.
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 388
OP 393
DO 10.1136/adc.63.4.388
VO 63
IS 4
A1 Miskelly, F G
A1 Burr, M L
A1 Vaughan-Williams, E
A1 Fehily, A M
A1 Butland, B K
A1 Merrett, T G
YR 1988
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/63/4/388.abstract
AB The effect of withholding cows' milk was examined in 487 infants at high risk of allergic disease. Before birth they were randomly allocated either to a control group, most of whom received cows' milk preparations, or to an intervention group, who were offered a soya based substitute. Eczema and wheezing occurred to a similar extent in the two groups during the first year of life, although napkin rash, diarrhoea, and oral thrush were commoner in the intervention group, especially during the first three months. Breast feeding for any length of time was associated with a reduced incidence of wheezing and diarrhoea.