Exclusive breastfeeding over longer period of duration reduces risk of developmental delays : JAMA
A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association showed that exclusive breastfeeding for a longer period of time was linked to a lower risk of developmental delays and some neurodevelopmental disorders.
Early infancy is a critical period for addressing potentially changeable elements, such diet, in order to ensure healthy physical and cognitive development. The World Health Organization advises nursing exclusively for the first 6 months of life, then continuing to do so for up to 2 years or longer while consuming nutritious supplemental meals.
To maximize the potential of a child, it is essential to identify and address potentially changeable elements linked to healthy development. Confounding bias must be avoided, and differences in feeding methods must be taken into consideration when examining the results of child growth.
By linking routine developmental surveillance visits in national mother-child health clinics (MCHCs) and national insurance disability entitlements records, this study sought to estimate the relationship between breastfeeding and child development in both early-term to post term (37–42 weeks’ gestation) and late-preterm (35–36 weeks’ gestation) children.
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