BREASTFEEDING AND CHILDREN'S EARLY COGNITIVE OUTCOMES

BREASTFEEDING AND CHILDREN'S EARLY COGNITIVE OUTCOMES

This paper investigates whether breastfeeding affects 5-to 6-year old children's cognitive development using three U.S. longitudinal data sets. The results for the full samples roughly point to a dose-response effect of breastfeeding on children's cognitive outcomes, with breastfeeding six...

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Veröffentlicht in:The review of economics and statistics 2013-07, Vol.95 (3), p.919-931
1. Verfasser: Rothstein, Donna S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Ability tests
Breast-feeding
Breastfeeding & lactation
Child development
Children & youth
Childrens health
Cognitive ability
Cognitive development
Longitudinal studies
Parenting
Parents & parenting
Skills
Social policy
Studies
U.S.A
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Zusammenfassung:This paper investigates whether breastfeeding affects 5-to 6-year old children's cognitive development using three U.S. longitudinal data sets. The results for the full samples roughly point to a dose-response effect of breastfeeding on children's cognitive outcomes, with breastfeeding six months or more associated with about one-tenth of a standard deviation increase in cognitive test scores. The breastfeeding effects do not appear to be due to differences in maternal employment, cognitive ability, or parenting skills. In contrast, within-sibling results show no statistically significant breastfeeding effect.
ISSN:0034-6535
1530-9142
DOI:10.1162/REST_a_00282