The children we observed tended to be of higher socioeconomic status and were less likely to be of minority race / ethnicity than the children we did not follow up, which could have led to overestimates if the effect of
breastfeeding on cognition was much weaker or in the opposite direction in those who dropped out, situations we find unlikely.
Breastfeeding may benefit child cognitive development, but few studies have quantified breastfeeding duration or exclusivity, nor has any study to date examined the role of maternal diet during lactation on chi
Breastfeeding may benefit child cognitive development, but few studies have quantified
breastfeeding duration or exclusivity, nor has any study to date examined the role of maternal diet during lactation on chi
breastfeeding duration or exclusivity, nor has any study to date examined the role of maternal diet during lactation
on child
cognition.