In a study touted as the first-of-its-kind, BC Children’s Hospital is revealing research that shows breastfeeding can protect newborns from asthma risk due to antibiotic exposure.

The study followed 2,521 children and profiled the infant microbiomes in 1,338 children using shotgun metagenomic sequencing, which allows them to sample all genes in all organisms present in the sample. Researchers then compared the effects of human milk consumption in 561 of those infants.

Researchers found that children who took antibiotics without breastfeeding risked getting asthma three times higher than children who received antibiotics while breastfeeding. Aaron McArthur reports.

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