Breastfeeding Duration Associated With Cognition

6th June, 2022

10 June 2022, News, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Science Daily]

Breastfeeding duration is associated with improved cognitive scores at ages 5 through 14, even after controlling for socioeconomic position and maternal cognitive ability, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Reneé Pereyra-Elías, Maria Quigley and Claire Carson of the University of Oxford, U.K.

Previous studies have found an association between breastfeeding and standardized intelligence test scores; however, a causal relationship is still debated. Improved cognitive outcomes could potentially be explained by other characteristics — such as socioeconomics and maternal intelligence — of the women who breastfeed their babies.

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