Breast-feeding and delivery mode modify the association between maternal atopy and childhood allergic outcomes

Alexandra Rene Sitarik; Nena Sabri Kasmikha; Haejin Kim; Ganesa Wegienka; Suzanne Havstad; Dennis Ownby; Edward Zoratti; Christine Cole Johnson

doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2018.08.012

Breast-feeding and delivery mode modify the association between maternal atopy and childhood allergic outcomes

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018 Dec;142(6):2002-2004.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.08.012. Epub 2018 Aug 28.

Authors

Alexandra Rene Sitarik¹, Nena Sabri Kasmikha², Haejin Kim², Ganesa Wegienka³, Suzanne Havstad³, Dennis Ownby⁴, Edward Zoratti², Christine Cole Johnson³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health Sciences, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Mich. Electronic address: asitari1@hfhs.org.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Mich.
³ Department of Public Health Sciences, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Mich.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Augusta University, Augusta, Ga.

Abstract

Exclusive breastfeeding during the first month of life and vaginal delivery may mitigate the transmission of atopy from mother to child. These results could have implications for potential targeted prevention strategies in high-risk offspring of atopic mothers.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Allergens / immunology
Breast Feeding*
Child, Preschool
Delivery, Obstetric / methods*
Female
Humans
Hypersensitivity / blood
Hypersensitivity / epidemiology*
Immunoglobulin E / blood
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Mothers

Substances

Allergens
Immunoglobulin E

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Substances

Grants and funding