A breastfeeding intervention increased breast feeding and reduced GI tract infections and atopic eczema

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Kramer MS, Chalmers B, Hodnett ED, et al. for the PROBIT Study Group . Promotion of breastfeeding intervention trial (PROBIT): a randomized trial in the Republic of Belarus . JAMA2001 Jan 24/31; 285 : 413 –20. [OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][PubMed][3][Web of Science][4] QUESTION: In women who have initiated breast feeding, does a breastfeeding promotion intervention increase duration and exclusivity of breast feeding and reduce gastrointestinal (GI) tract infection? Cluster randomised (cluster allocation concealed), unblinded, controlled trial with 12 months of follow up. 32 maternity hospitals and clinics in Belarus. Mother-infant pairs were enrolled if the mother intended to breast feed, had no illnesses contraindicating breast feeding, and had given birth to a healthy, singleton infant who had a gestational age ≥37 weeks, birth weight ≥2500 g, and a 5 minute Apgar score ≥5. 17046 mother-infant pairs were enrolled and 16442 (97%) … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DJAMA%26rft.stitle%253DJAMA%26rft.aulast%253DKramer%26rft.auinit1%253DM.%2BS.%26rft.volume%253D285%26rft.issue%253D4%26rft.spage%253D413%26rft.epage%253D420%26rft.atitle%253DPromotion%2Bof%2BBreastfeeding%2BIntervention%2BTrial%2B%2528PROBIT%2529%253A%2BA%2BRandomized%2BTrial%2Bin%2Bthe%2BRepublic%2Bof%2BBelarus%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1001%252Fjama.285.4.413%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F11242425%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1001/jama.285.4.413&link_type=DOI [3]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=11242425&link_type=MED&atom=%2Febnurs%2F4%2F4%2F106.atom [4]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=000166506000028&link_type=ISI