Does Breastfeeding Affect Intelligence?
Does Breastfeeding Affect Intelligence? Does breastfeeding affect intelligence? In 2006, a meta-analysis of prospective studies investigated the effect of breastfeeding on intelligence, which yielded 431 references and had a pooled sample size of 5,475 children. The research group concluded that breastfeeding had no significant effect on intelligence (18). Are breastfed babies more intelligent? Babies who