BACKGROUND: There are only a few small studies that compare breastfeeding rates in mothers with and without type 1 diabetes (T1D). STUDY DESIGN: We studied breastfeeding duration in 665 German infants whose mother and/or father had T1D from the BABYDIAB Study (data collected between 1992 and 2000) and compared it with data from 268 German infants of unaffected parents from the DONALD Study. RESULTS: Infants with a parent who had T1D were less likely to be breastfed and breastfed for shorter lengths of time than infants from unaffected families. Mothers with T1D showed a positive long-term breastfeeding time trend, but did not reach the rates of the DONALD Study. CONCLUSIONS: This study identified minor secular trends influencing the differences in breastfeeding initiation and duration between families affected with T1D and those without.
BACKGROUND: There are only a few small studies that compare breastfeeding rates in mothers with and without type 1 diabetes (T1D). STUDY DESIGN: We studied breastfeeding duration in 665 German infants whose mother and/or father had T1D from the BABYDIAB Study (data collected between 1992 and 2000) and compared it with data from 268 German infants of unaffected parents from the DONALD Study. RESULTS:Infants with a parent who had T1D were less likely to be breastfed and breastfed for shorter lengths of time than infants from unaffected families. Mothers with T1D showed a positive long-term breastfeeding time trend, but did not reach the rates of the DONALD Study. CONCLUSIONS: This study identified minor secular trends influencing the differences in breastfeeding initiation and duration between families affected with T1D and those without.
Authors: Ellen M Chetwynd; Alison M Stuebe; Lynn Rosenberg; Melissa A Troester; Julie R Palmer Journal: Breastfeed Med Date: 2019-03-06 Impact factor: 1.817
Authors: Della A Forster; Susan Jacobs; Lisa H Amir; Peter Davis; Susan P Walker; Kerri McEgan; Gillian Opie; Susan M Donath; Anita M Moorhead; Rachael Ford; Catharine McNamara; Amanda Aylward; Lisa Gold Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2014-10-30 Impact factor: 2.692