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Multinomial logistic regression was used to compare no maltreatment with nonmaternal and maternally perpetrated maltreatment and to adjust for confounding in 5890 cases with complete data (81.5%). Potential confounders included sociodemographic factors, pregnancy wantedness, substance abuse during pregnancy, postpartum employment, attitudes regarding infant caregiving, and symptoms of anxiety or depression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>RESULTS. Of 512 children with substantiated maltreatment reports, &amp;gt;60% experienced \u22651 episode of maternally perpetrated abuse or neglect (4.3% of the cohort). The odds ratio for maternal maltreatment increased as breastfeeding duration decreased, with the odds of maternal maltreatment for nonbreastfed children being 4.8 times the odds for children breastfed for \u22654 months. After adjustment for confounding, the odds for nonbreastfed infants remained 2.6 times higher, with no association seen between breastfeeding and nonmaternal maltreatment. Maternal neglect was the only maltreatment subtype associated independently with breastfeeding duration.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>CONCLUSION. Among other factors, breastfeeding may help to protect against maternally perpetrated child maltreatment, particularly child neglect.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.2007-3546","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2009,1,26]],"date-time":"2009-01-26T07:23:44Z","timestamp":1232954624000},"page":"483-493","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":158,"title":["Does Breastfeeding Protect Against Substantiated Child Abuse and Neglect? 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