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The long-term effects of breastfeeding on child and adolescent mental health: A Pregnancy Cohort Study followed for 14 years

To determine whether there was an independent effect of breastfeeding on child and adolescent mental health

Authors:

Oddy WH, Kendall GE, Li J, Jacoby P, Robinson M, de Klerk NH, Silburn SR, Zubrick SR, Landau LI, Stanley FJ.

Authors notes:

J Pediatr. 2010 Apr;156(4):568-74. Epub 2009 Dec 14.

Keywords:

long-term effects, breastfeeding, child, adolescent mental health, a Pregnancy Cohort Study followed for 14 years

Abstract:

To determine whether there was an independent effect of breastfeeding on child and adolescent mental health