Never-breastfed children face a higher risk of suboptimal cognition at 2 years of corrected age: A multinational cohort of very preterm children.

ABSTRACT: In a cohort of children born very preterm (VPT), we investigated the association between breast milk feeding (BMF) initiation and its duration on cognitive development at 2 years of corrected age. Data were obtained from the Effective Perinatal Intensive Care in Europe population-based prospective cohort of children born <32 weeks of gestation, in 11 European countries, in 2011-2012. The study sample included 4323 children. Nonverbal cognitive ability was measured applying the Parental Report of Children's Abilities, except for France where the problem-solving domain of the Ages & Stages Questionnaire was used. Verbal cognition was based on the number of words the child could say. To determine the association between BMF (mother's own milk) and nonverbal and verbal cognition (outcome categ

SUBMITTER: Rodrigues C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9218322 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature