Breastfeeding has many benefits. A recent study in the United Kingdom shows that children who have been breastfed for at least three months have fewer behavioral problems when they grow up compared to children who have not been breastfed.
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Researchers from the University of Edinburgh and Lancaster University in the United Kingdom extracted information on children born between 2000 and 2002 from the "Millennium Research", and assessed children at the age of 3, 5, Behavioral performance at the age of 7, 11 and 14 years old, analysis of the long-term effects of breastfeeding. The "Millennium Research" involved nearly 20,000 children, whose behaviors at different ages were completed by parents and teachers answering questionnaires. The University of Edinburgh and Lancaster University’s research involved approximately 11,000 people including children, parents and teachers.
Behavioral problems refer to children's behavioral and emotional problems, manifested as individual behavioral abnormalities, behavioral disorders, conduct disorders, etc. Researchers have found that those children who have been breastfed for at least three months have less anxiety, difficulty making friends, and inattention problems during their growth. The mother’s educational and psychological status and family socioeconomic status still remain So. The
research report is published in the latest issue of the British Journal of Pediatric Diseases. The researchers said that this is the first study to track children's behavior until adolescence, providing more evidence to support the previous view that breastfeeding plays a key role in the development of children's social and emotional behavior. "Breastfeeding for a long time is associated with (children) less short-term and long-term behavioral problems. More research is needed to clarify the mechanism in the future."
