Unlike the conclusions of the revised Cochrane review the export group set up by the Section on Paediatrics , European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology ( SP-EAACI ) do not find that the exclusion of the four trials dem and s a change of the previous recommendations regarding primary dietary prevention of allergic diseases .
Based on analysis of published peer- review ed observational and interventional studies the results still indicate that breastfeeding is highly recommended for all infants irrespective of atopic heredity .
A dietary regimen is effective in the prevention of allergic diseases in high-risk infants , particularly in early infancy regarding food allergy and eczema .
The most effective dietary regimen is exclusively breastfeeding for at least 4 - 6 months or , in absence of breast milk , formulas with documented reduced allergenicity for at least the first 4 months , combined with avoidance of solid food and cow 's milk for the first 4 months
Maternal asthma, infant feeding, and the risk of asthma in childhood.
Controversy surrounds the issue of whether children with asthmatic mothers should be breast-fed . The aim of this study was to investigate whether maternal asthma status alters the association between asthma and breast-feeding .  In a cohort study of 2602 West Australian children enrolled before birth and followed prospect ively , we collected data on  method of infant feeding , maternal asthma ( as reported by parental question naire ) , atopy ( as measured by skin prick test ) , and current asthma  ( defined as a physician 's diagnosis of asthma and wheeze  in the last year ) at 6 years of age . The risk of childhood asthma increased if exclusive breast-feeding was stopped ( other milk was introduced ) before 4 months ( odds ratio , 1.28 ; 95 % CI , 1.01 - 1.62 ; P = .038 ) , and this risk was not altered by atopy or maternal asthma status . After adjusting for covariates , exclusive breast-feeding for less than 4 months was a significant risk factor for current asthma ( odds ratio , 1.35 ; 95 % CI , 1.00 - 1.82 ; P = .049 ) . There was no formal statistical interaction between breast-feeding and maternal asthma status ( P = .970 ) . In this study maternal asthma status did not modify the association between asthma and breast-feeding duration . We recommend that infants with or without a maternal history of asthma be exclusively breast-fed for 4 months and beyond
Unlike the conclusions of the revised Cochrane review the export group set up by the Section on Paediatrics , European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology ( SP-EAACI ) do not find that the exclusion of the four trials dem and s a change of the previous recommendations regarding primary dietary prevention of allergic diseases .
Based on analysis of published peer- review ed observational and interventional studies the results still indicate that breastfeeding is highly recommended for all infants irrespective of atopic heredity .
A dietary regimen is effective in the prevention of allergic diseases in high-risk infants , particularly in early infancy regarding food allergy and eczema .
The most effective dietary regimen is exclusively breastfeeding for at least 4 - 6 months or , in absence of breast milk , formulas with documented reduced allergenicity for at least the first 4 months , combined with avoidance of solid food and cow 's milk for the first 4 months