Study: Breastfed Babies Have Fewer Behavioral Problems Later

(London) — Children who are breastfed as babies appear to have fewer behavioral problems later on. British researchers surveyed thousands of mothers about their children’s behavioral difficulties and strengths at the age of five. They found that children who were breastfed for at least four months at infancy were ten-percent less likely to exhibit behavior problems. Those problems include things like unusual anxiousness, restlessness and inability to socialize with other children. Study leader Maria Quigley of Oxford University says the findings are just one more piece of evidence on the benefits of breastfeeding. Previous studies have shown that breastfeeding reduces infection rates in children and breast cancer risks in mothers. The study appears in the journal “Archives of Disease in Childhood.”

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