The most recent evidence for an effect of infant
feeding on cognitive development will be reviewed, but it will go beyond IQ, beyond just a number, and will look at the normal brain development that happens when infants are breastfed and what developmental, educational and social consequences occur when infants are artificially fed.
Not exact matches
Alternate the position of the babies so that they take turns
feeding on both sides; this encourages their visual and
cognitive development.
Lacouvou, M. and Sevilla, A. Infant
feeding: the effects of scheduled vs.
on - demand
feeding on mothers» wellbeing and children's
cognitive development.
Feeding therapist Melanie Potock and pediatrician Nimali Fernando and (aka Dr. Yum and Coach Mel) know the importance of giving your child the right start
on his or her food journey — for good health, motor skills, and even
cognitive and emotional
development.
Several studies have also attempted to understand the role of breastfeeding
on IQ, and although some authors conclude that the observed advantage of breastfeeding
on IQ is related only to genetic and socioenvironmental factors, a recent meta - analysis showed that after adjustment for appropriate key co-factors, breastfeeding was associated with significantly higher scores for
cognitive development than formula
feeding.6 Longer duration of breastfeeding has also been positively associated with intelligence in adulthood.22 We also observed the benefits of long - term breastfeeding
on mental indices, along with the indirect benefit of balancing the impact of exposure to p, p ′ DDE after adjustment for some socioeconomic variables.
The health risks associated with formula
feeding for premature infants include increased incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis, 5 delayed brainstem maturation, 6 decreased scoring
on cognitive and developmental tests,7 - 10 and decreased visual
development.11, 12 Thus, human - milk
feeding of premature infants is desirable, and effective strategies to increase breastfeeding rates in this population are needed.
Under these otherwise favourable environmental conditions it may be questioned whether duration of breast
feeding has any effect
on cognitive development.