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Breastfed Babies Less Likely to Die of SIDS: Study
Research released by the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID) found that breastfed babies, even those who were partly breastfed, were one-third less likely to die as a cot death than babies who were never breastfed.
The study, a meta-analysis comprising the results of 27 different studies conducted since 1965, examined the relationship between breastfeeding and cot death in the developed world.
It was made public at the start of FSID's Save a Baby month, a month-long campaign aimed at raising awareness about cot death which runs throughout May.
SIDS -- the sudden unexplained death of an infant or young child -- is the leading cause of mortality among infants aged up to a year. There are around 300 SIDS-related deaths a year in the UK.
Dr Richard Wilson, a consultant paediatrician at Kingston-on-Thames hospital in London and a trustee for the FSID described the findings as "very significant".
"Everybody knows breastfeeding is an essential life saver for babies in third world countries where there are lots of infections and a lack of sanitation, but in the developed world, we don't have these problems," he told AFP.
Until now, the role of breastfeeding as a protective factor against cot death has been unclear because there has never been a study large enough to take into account moderating factors such as class, money and social standing, Wilson explained.
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