Atopic eczema and preterm birth.

Atopic eczema and preterm birth.

Eczema and early solid feeding in preterm infants.

AIMS To establish whether development of eczema is influenced by feeding practices in preterm infants, while taking account of confounding factors. METHODS Data were assembled from 257 infants born prematurely and studied to 12 months post-term. Logistic regression analysis was performed to establish the association between feeding practices and eczema, allowing for potential confounding fact...

Early diet of preterm infants and development of allergic or atopic disease: randomised prospective study.

OBJECTIVE To study the effect of early diet on the development of allergic reactions in infants born preterm. DESIGN Two randomised prospective trails. In trail A infants were randomly allocated banked donor milk or preterm formula as their sole diet or (separately randomised) as a supplement to their mother's expressed breast milk. In trial B infants were allocated term or preterm formula. A...

Gender differences in respiratory symptoms in 19-year-old adults born preterm

OBJECTIVE To study the prevalence of respiratory and atopic symptoms in (young) adults born prematurely, differences between those who did and did not develop Bronchopulmonary Disease (BPD) at neonatal age and differences in respiratory health between males and females. METHODS DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Nation wide follow-up study, The Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS 690 adult...

Association of parental eczema, hayfever, and asthma with atopic dermatitis in infancy: birth cohort study.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association of parental history of atopic disease with childhood atopic dermatitis, and to examine the relative strength of associations with maternal and paternal disease. DESIGN Mothers were recruited to the Avon longitudinal study of parents and children (ALSPAC) from the eighth week of pregnancy. Before parturition, both parents were asked, separately, to report ...