There is plenty of evidence that breastfeeding can provide a
variety of health benefits to the baby. Ranging from lowering the risk of
bladder infections, ear infections, obesity, and diabetes for both mother and
child.
In addition, breastfeeding is also believed to make babies
more intelligent brain. It was finally proven in a recent study reported in the
journal Pediatrics JAMA.
"Breastfeeding is able to increase the IQ of
babies," said Mandy Belfort from Harvard Medical School, as quoted by USA
Today.
Based on data collected from 1,312 mothers and their babies,
the study found that breastfeeding for longer can improve verbal ability when
the child was three years old and non-verbal skills or IQ at the age of seven
years.
Unfortunately, fish consumption by a breastfeeding mother does
not affect children's cognitive development. (Fish rich in omega-3 has been
associated with brain development.)
Suggestion that breastfeeding itself is actually enforced
exclusively breast-feeding mothers to infants until the age of four months.
After that, the mother still breastfeeding with complementary foods until the
infant reaches the age of one year.
Even so, the researchers did not mention how long mothers
should breastfeed their babies. They assert that this study is one of the other
evidence that shows the efficacy of breastfeeding for baby's intelligence.
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