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Breastfeeding and early developmental outcome
Here we present a summary of the results of one study
that examined the effect of breastfeeding on the early development
of children.
Developmental testing was undertaken at 12 and 24 months of age.
Morrow-Tlucak, Ernhart et. al. (
Morrow-Tlucak, 1988
) used the
Bayley Mental Development test in a study of 219 Cleveland, Ohio
children.
| Breast Fed |
Mean Score at 12 months |
at 24 months |
| not |
111.6 |
101.0 |
| < 4 months |
114.9 |
104.9 |
| > 4 months |
119.8 |
110.1 |
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p = 0.04 |
p = 0.025 |
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