Breastfeeding, vaccinations, non-smoking help reduce ear infection rates in babies

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-03/uotm-bvh032516.php

Public Release: 28-Mar-2016
Breastfeeding, vaccinations help reduce ear infection rates in babies
Lower smoking rates also a factor
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

In what would be considered good news for many parents a new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston finds the rates of ear infections during a baby's first year have declined; the investigators suggested that higher rates of breastfeeding, use of vaccinations and lower rates of smoking may be the major contributors. The study was recently published in Pediatrics.

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