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Is breast feeding associated with offspring IQ at age 5? Findings from prospective cohort: Lifestyle During Pregnancy Study.

Marin StrømErik Lykke MortensenUlrik Schiøler KesmodelThorhallur HalldorssonJørn OlsenSjurdur F Olsen
Published in: BMJ open (2019)
Breastfeeding duration of 1 month or shorter compared with longer periods was associated with approximately three points lower IQ, but there was no evidence of a dose-response relation in this prospective birth cohort, where we were able to adjust for some of the most critical confounders, including maternal intelligence.
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