Unraveling the effects of maternal breastfeeding duration and exclusive breast milk on children's cognitive abilities in early childhood.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study investigated the putative associations between mothers' use of exclusive breast milk and the duration of breastfeeding with child cognitive development.

Methods

This study is based on 2,210 Canadian families with children assessed longitudinally from age 4 to 7 years on their memory-span and math skills. These cognitive abilities were measured with standardized tasks. Breastfeeding practices were collected via maternal reports. We applied propensity scores to control the social selection bias for breastfeeding.

Results

Results adjusted for propensity scores and sample weight revealed no significant differences between non-breastfed children with those being non-exclusively breastfed for 5 months or less, and with children being exclusively breast

SUBMITTER: Garon-Carrier G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10722166 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature