The impact of short-term predominate breastfeeding on cognitive outcome at 5 years.
Sonia Marie LenehanGeraldine B BoylanVicki LivingstoneLeanna FogartyDeirdre Marie TwomeyJaneta NikolovskiAlan D IrvineMairead KielyLouise C KennyJonathon O B HourihaneDeirdre M MurrayPublished in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2020)
A significant increase in composite and non-verbal IQ at 5 years of age was associated with short-term breastfeeding. This study adds to a growing body of evidence that short-term breastfeeding promotes healthy cognitive development.
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