Breastfeeding is associated with a decreased risk of childhood asthma exacerbations later in life.
Fariba AhmadizarSusanne J H VijverbergHubertus G M AretsAnthonius de BoerJohan GarssenAletta D KraneveldAnke H Maitland-van der ZeePublished in: Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (2017)
In a pediatric population with asthma, children who had been breastfed had a statistically significantly lower risk of asthma exacerbations later in life compared to asthmatic children who had not been breastfed.