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Regular, short breastfeeds benefit infants, study says
22 Apr 2008
Babies may benefit from shorter, regular breastfeeds rather than the popular "baby-led" method, a UK study suggests.
Researchers at the University of Bradford found that feeding newborns for up to ten minutes on each breast boosted babies' weight gain and led to a higher breastfeeding rate.
In the study focusing on 63 mothers, half were told to feed when the baby indicated it needed feeding, while the remaining mothers were advised to feed every three hours for a maximum of ten minutes on each breast, and at night if necessary.
In the controlled feeding regime more than three-quarters of babies were still breastfeeding after 12 weeks, compared to fewer than half of the infants involved in the traditional baby-led method.
"Babies feeding from both breasts at each feed receive more milk than babies feeding from one breast, and those feeding for shorter average lengths experience increased weight gain and other positive outcomes," study author Dr Anne Walshaw explained.
Although the research, published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, could prove influential, midwives have stressed that the study's findings may not apply to every mother and child.
Recommendations from the World Health Organisation currently state that mothers should breastfeed exclusively until their child reaches the age of six-months.
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