“Children who are breastfed for more than six months are less likely to have mental health problems in later life.”
Breastfeeding for more than six months leaves children less likely to suffer mental health problems later in life
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1244184/Breastfeeding-months-leaves-children-likely-suffer-mental-health-problems-later-life.html#ixzz0czXwLIO1
“Children who are breastfed for more than six months are less likely to have mental health problems in later life, according to new research.”
“Experts believe that nutrients in mothers’ milk, and the bonding process, may have a long-lasting effect…”
“‘There are a number of ways extended breastfeeding could assist child development. We know that breast milk is packed full of nutrients that help with the rapid brain development that occurs in the early years. It might also signal a strong mother-child attachment and these benefits may last.’”
“UNICEF and the World Health Organization recommend infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months and ‘that breastfeeding should continue to contribute an important part of a baby’s diet through the second year of life and beyond’.”
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