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Breastfeeding and child cognitive development: new evidence from a large, randomized trial
Context The evidence that breastfeeding improves cognitive development is based almost entirely on observational studies and is thus prone to confounding by subtle behavioral differences in the breastfeeding mother’s behavior or her interaction with the infant. Objective To assess whether prolonged and exclusive breastfeeding improves children’s cognitive ability at age 6.5 years. Design Cluster-randomized trial,… Read more