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Boletín Clínico de la Asociación Médica del Hospital Infantil del Estado de Sonora

2020, Number 1

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Bol Clin Hosp Infant Edo Son 2020; 37 (1)

Breastfeeding and intelligence. Brief literature review

Gastélum-Reina A, Hurtado-Valenzuela JG

Language: Spanish
References: 19
Page: 29-33
PDF size: 120.86 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Every newborn should be fed breast milk. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that the newborn should be exclusively breastfed up to six months of life, then start at this age, with the recommended complementary feeding and continue receiving milk from his mother, until two years of being possible, being able to continue with this practice, which would depend on the mother-child dyad. This recommendation is based on the multiple benefits that it offers for the newborn, parents, and society in general and that have been amply demonstrated in scientific publications. A very interesting aspect is related to the cognitive development of the breastfed child and the advantages it has compared to those who have never received human milk. This is a small bibliographic review regarding intelligence and breastfeeding.


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