What they found
Each doubling of urinary triclosan concentration was associated with a 1.09 hazard ratio for any breastfeeding cessation within 6 months, with tertile-categorized analyses suggesting a dose-response relationship. No consistent associations were found for the seven other phenols studied.
What they studied
Researchers explored associations between maternal phenols exposure during pregnancy and breastfeeding duration. They measured eight phenols in urine from 373 mother-infant pairs at 16 and 26 weeks of gestation.
Takeaways
The abstract focuses on the study's findings regarding environmental phenols and breastfeeding duration; it does not provide personal recommendations or how-to steps.
About this paper
This cohort study included 373 mother-infant pairs from the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment (HOME) Study in Cincinnati, Ohio, enrolled from 2003 to 2006. It assessed the hazard ratios and odds ratios of breastfeeding cessation in relation to eight environmental phenols.