Investigation the impact of breast milk on autism

Investigation the impact of breast milk on autism
maryam salimi,¹ Masomeh Shafiean,² Elham Safari,³ Mahtab Aghaee Jaghargh,^4,*
1. School of nursery and midwifery, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
2. School of nursery and midwifery, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
3. School of nursery and midwifery, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
4. School of nursery and midwifery, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
Introduction: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a wide continuum of associated cognitive and neurobehavioral disorders, including impairments in socialization, impairments in verbal and nonverbal communication, and restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviors. The prevalence of ASD in 2014 was 1 per 80 cases which is increasing every year. The purpose of this study concerning the impact of breastfeeding on reducing the effects of autism in infants.
Methods: This review was performed within articles published at PubMed, Google scholar, sience direct and SID from 2000 to 2019. We achieved 153 results. 120 of them were not related with investigating and 23 of them by reading abstract were removed. Finally, 10 of them entered the study.
Results: The applied mathematics knowledge according to increasing the duration of breastfeeding resulted in a decrease in the risk of ASD. In kids with ASD decrease levels of lipoxin A4 and Glutathione within the plasma and increase levels of inflammatory cytokines in plasma that breast milk can be had a protective effect in these cases and elevates serum IGF quite bovine milk or infant formula. Breast milk also contains growth factors that play an important role in stimulating the maturation of the gastrointestinal tract. Often found in the ASD population are the physical signs of fatty acid deficiency; whereas breast milk especially colostrum is particularly rich in u-3 and u-6 fatty acids. The level of oxytocin can be provided by contact between the mother and the infant.
Conclusion: All studies on the effection of breastfeeding on autism we're incomplete because of a retrospective study and unreliable data, low statistical population, lack of control over all of the contributing factors to the study. To discover the effects of breastfeeding and it's the duration on the improve symptoms of autism, a study with high-risk populations is needed. It is better to examine the effects of breastfeeding by dividing patients into two groups( one group should be breastfed and the other group fed with other agents) and controlling other environmental factors for at least none year. Furthermore, raising ASD awareness among parents is valuable in helping autistic children.
Keywords: Autism, Autism spectrum disorder, Breastfeeding, Breast milk