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NR 503 Week 3 Discussion: Epidemiological Methods and Measurements.
Breastfeeding has always been encouraged over the years as the benefits of its nutrition is vast
compared to formula nourishment. In the state of Florida, breastfeeding rates have increased
however more support is needed especially when it comes to breastfeeding in public or private
locations. The research articles that are being reviewed are about the benefits of longer
breastfeeding compared to formula feeding for newborns and infants. Two studies will be
discussed Longer durations of both exclusive and mixed breastfeeding are associated with better
health in infants and toddlers and Randomized Trial of Introduction of Allergenic Foods in
Breast-Fed Infants.
1. The titled of the article Longer durations of both exclusive and mixed breastfeeding are
associated with better health in infants and toddlers was published in 2019. The main
goal of the research was to investigate the positive correlation between a longer period
for breastfeeding and better health outcomes from birth to 36 months (Issa et al., 2019).
The research was performed because of numerous controversial results from previous
studies some showed that there is a strong affiliation between breastfeeding and better
health outcomes. Other studies suggest there was no difference in health outcomes based
on breastfeeding versus formula feeding. In a study entitled Randomized Trial of
Introduction of Allergenic Foods in Breast-Fed Infants, published in 2016 main objective
was to determine whether early introduction of allergenic foods in the diet of breast-fed
infants would protect against the development of food allergy (Perkin et al., 2016). The
objectives of the studies where easily identified, as it was about the benefits of
breastfeeding
NR 503 Week 3 Discussion: Epidemiological Methods and Measurements.
Breastfeeding has always been encouraged over the years as the benefits of its nutrition is vast
compared to formula nourishment. In the state of Florida, breastfeeding rates have increased
however more support is needed especially when it comes to breastfeeding in public or private
locations. The research articles that are being reviewed are about the benefits of longer
breastfeeding compared to formula feeding for newborns and infants. Two studies will be
discussed Longer durations of both exclusive and mixed breastfeeding are associated with better
health in infants and toddlers and Randomized Trial of Introduction of Allergenic Foods in
Breast-Fed Infants.
1. The titled of the article Longer durations of both exclusive and mixed breastfeeding are
associated with better health in infants and toddlers was published in 2019. The main
goal of the research was to investigate the positive correlation between a longer period
for breastfeeding and better health outcomes from birth to 36 months (Issa et al., 2019).
The research was performed because of numerous controversial results from previous
studies some showed that there is a strong affiliation between breastfeeding and better
health outcomes. Other studies suggest there was no difference in health outcomes based
on breastfeeding versus formula feeding. In a study entitled Randomized Trial of
Introduction of Allergenic Foods in Breast-Fed Infants, published in 2016 main objective
was to determine whether early introduction of allergenic foods in the diet of breast-fed
infants would protect against the development of food allergy (Perkin et al., 2016). The
objectives of the studies where easily identified, as it was about the benefits of
breastfeeding
