Infant feeding practices and autism spectrum disorder in US children aged 2–5 years: the national survey of children’s health (NSCH) 2016–2020

• Published in: International breastfeeding journal Vol. 18; no. 1; p. 41
• Main Authors: Zhan, Xiao-Ling, Pan, Ning, Karatela, Shamshad, Shi, Lei, Wang, Xin, Liu, Zhao-Yan, Jing, Jin, Li, Xiu-Hong, Cai, Li, Lin, Li-Zi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 11.08.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Autism; Autism spectrum disorder; Autism Spectrum Disorder - epidemiology; Birth order; Birth weight; Breast Feeding; Breastfeeding & lactation; Caregivers; Child; Child Health; Children; Children & youth; Childrens health; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data collection; Demography; Diagnosis; Families & family life; Family income; Feeding Behavior; Female; Health aspects; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infants; Maternal & child health; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Minority & ethnic groups; national surveys; nationalities and ethnic groups; odds ratio; Population; Premature birth; Regression analysis; Review boards; risk; Risk factors; Surveys; United States; United States - epidemiology; United States; United States > US; Feeding behavior; Cross-sectional studies; United States; Autism spectrum disorder; Risk factors

To investigate the relationship between infant feeding practices and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among children aged 2-5 years in the United States (US). Data from the 2016-2020 National Survey of Children's Health, a nationally representative cross-sectional survey, were utilized for this s...