AAP News Vol. 13 No. 10 October 1997, p. 2
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Smoking and breastfeeding

Stefanie Dell' Aringa

Environmental tobacco smoke could affect babies' feeding behaviors, a Brazilian study suggested.

Researchers questioned mothers of 1,098 infants about breastfeeding duration, maternal smoking and the presence of other smokers in their households.

Results of the six-month study showed:

• compared to nonsmokers, mothers who smoked 20 or more cigarettes daily presented an odds ratio of 1.94 for breastfeeding less than six months;