Pregnancy Over 40 and Breastfeeding
I recall being in my childbirth classes and the instructor approached the topic of breastfeeding.My site: www.getpregnantover40.com
She had to "walk on eggshells" because some of the women who were not going to breastfeed were afraid to speak up for fear of being criticized. However, this article apparently found some solid evidence that breastfeeding does help children intellectually. Read more:
At age 6.5, the children in the breastfeeding group scored an average of 7.5 points higher on tests measuring verbal intelligence, 2.9 points higher on tests measuring non-verbal intelligence and 5.9 points higher on tests measuring overall intelligence. Teachers also rated these children significantly higher academically than control children in both reading and writing.
"The effect of breastfeeding on brain development and intelligence has long been a popular and hotly debated topic," says Prof Kramer. "While most studies have been based on association, however, we can now make a causal inference between breastfeeding and intelligence - because of the randomized design of our study."
from:
telegraph.co.uk
