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KMID : 1143120110010010030
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Asia Pacific Allergy
2011 Volume.1 No. 1 p.30 ~ p.35
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Prolonged bedtime bottle feeding and respiratory symptoms in infants
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Kim Hye-Young
Han Young-Shin
Pyun Youn-Kyoung
Kim Ji-Hyun
Ahn Kang-Mo
Lee Sang-Il
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Abstract
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Background: Infants with chronic respiratory symptoms should be evaluated thoroughly because there are various causes which are different from those of children and adolescents.
Objective: This study was designed to investigate the relationship between chronic respiratory symptoms and bedtime bottle feeding in infants after the age of 6 months.
Methods: We conducted a prospective study that included 44 infants who presented with respiratory symptoms for more than 8 weeks and also had been bottle-fed during bedtime even after 6 months of age. The infants were divided into 2 groups; infants who discontinued bedtime bottle feeding and those who did not. Respiratory symptom scores were graded with a four-point scale at 0, 1, 2 and 3 months, and were compared between the 2 groups.
Results: Twenty eight infants (63.6%) stopped being bottle-fed during bedtime and 16 infants (36.4%) were still bottle-fed. The respiratory symptom scores were significantly decreased in infants who stopped bedtime bottle feeding (p = 0.0003).
Conclusion: It is suggested that prolonged bedtime bottle feeding might be one of the causes of chronic respiratory symptoms in infants.
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KEYWORD
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Feeding methods, Bottle feeding, Infants
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