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determined that even babies that were not full term as long as they were breastfed at least two months, shared the same evaluation. "Infants may obtain more essential long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in breast milk than in formula, which help with brain development." Walton believes breastfed infants have less infections and may get closer physical contact, which could have a stronger affect on the infants cognitive ability. She first recommends to seek a healthcare provider when trying to make the best decision for your situation.
In the article "Breastfed babies have higher IQ and income in adulthood, study finds" "The benefits of breastfeeding appear to last long after a baby grows up and go far beyond better health." According to the article, the study of researchers determined children who had higher IQ scores that were breastfed for 12 months. Researchers noticed the children continued to complete education and acquired greater salaries when they became adults. It is known from doctors that breastfed infants complete intelligence tests better. "For the study, researchers followed more than 3,400 children in Brazil for a period of 30 years." Dr. Holly Phillips from CBS news, was surprised to learn about kids who were breastfed longer than a year performed 4 points greater on IQ tests. "The question is always, is it the breast milk itself or is it the breastfeeding that conveys the benefit?" Phillips said, "I think its both. We do know breast milk has a number of nutrients that support the developing brain and the nervous system. On the other hand, the communication and the bonding that happens during the breastfeeding process changes the brain physically, it makes neurons connect with one another. That increases IQ and it also boosts confidence, which translates into achievement later in life." Researchers discovered that there are many health benefits for children who are breastfed. Children are unlikely to be affected from respiratory and gastrointestinal infections, diabetes, and asthma. Research has shown that children have "better thinking and memory skills and score higher on cognitive, language and motor development tests as toddlers." Phillips does not want new mothers and fathers to worry if breastfeeding does not work out for them. She believes parents are still able to raise content and healthy kids without it.
Barbara Mantel explains in "Kids who were breastfed longer have higher IQs, new study shows" that researchers discovered from studying 1,312 mothers that were registered in a project that took place in 1999 to 2002. In eastern Massachusetts analyzing pregnancy, children's health, and the infants they delivered. Mantel demonstrates, the research that was determined was that "7 year olds whose moms had done any breastfeeding during the child's first year exclusively or in the combination with formula gained a little more than a third of a point in verbal IQ for each month of breastfeeding compared to children who were never breastfed." That means for 12 months, the benefit for children's verbal IQ points went up to a 4.2 mark. Pediatrician Michael Georgieff, who was not part of the study but believes that "its a pretty significant shift, especially demographically across the world if everyone were to make that again." The typical IQ is 100, and some individuals have IQ scores between 85 and 115. Georgieff is happy about the study, he believes that there is great research that breastfeeding will lessen the risk of children catching infections. Results from the study also determine that breastfeeding is becoming more acceptable.
