Does exclusive breastfeeding correlate with infant's early language milestone?

Novayelinda, Riri; Rahmadhani, Nafia; Hasanah, Oswati

doi:10.1016/j.enfcli.2019.01.002

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“…Also, EBF has been found to have a protective effect against pertussis-like illnesses such as diphtheria or tetanus for children exclusively breastfed for at least 6 months [ 48 ]. The association between EBF and language development that was evidenced in our study extends the results of previous studies, which showed profound effects on the early acquisition, and development of receptive and expressive language at 6 months [ 16 , 49 ]. Our findings that EBF is positively linked to socioemotional development are consistent with prior studies [ 11 , 20 ] that found a positive effect of breastfeeding on social development for both infants and older children.…”

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“…During this period, more than 85% of children in our sample were exclusively breastfed, and hence, no differences were observed in terms of developmental outcomes. Associations between EBF and general child development are documented in the literature [ 11 , 12 , 45 – 47 ]. While these studies did not use ASQ-3 and were conducted in both low- and high-income settings, the age of assessment for the developmental outcomes ranged from birth to first child’s birthday.…”

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Associations between exclusive breastfeeding duration and children’s developmental outcomes: Evidence from Siaya county, Kenya

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Background Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) during the first 6 months of life is widely promoted as a key strategy to enhance child health, growth, and development. Even though a high proportion of children in Kenya are currently breastfed exclusively, there is little evidence regarding the developmental benefits during the first year of life. This paper aims to fill this gap by establishing an association between EBF and early childhood developmental outcomes among children below the age of 6 months in Kenya. Methods We used data collected as part of a cluster-randomized controlled trial conducted in Bondo sub-county in the western part of Kenya to assess the associations between EBF and development in the first year of life. The primary exposure variable was EBF, and the outcome variable was child development as measured by the Ages and Stages Questionnaire–Third Edition (ASQ-3). Results We analyzed data from 570 children aged below 6 months at the time of the interview. Breastfeeding children exclusively between 3 and 6 months was associated with 0.61 standard deviation (SD) higher ASQ-3 scores in the adjusted model. When specific domains were considered, in the adjusted models, EBF in the 3–6 months period was associated with 0.44 SD, 0.34 SD and 0.36 SD higher ASQ-3 scores in communication, gross motor, and problem solving domains, respectively. There were weak associations in the fine motor and social-emotional domains. Conclusion EBF in the 3- to 6-month age range has significant positive associations with child development, especially for communication, gross motor, and problem-solving. Programs encouraging mothers to continue EBF in this period may have substantial benefits for children.

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Associations between exclusive breastfeeding duration and children’s developmental outcomes: Evidence from Siaya county, Kenya

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“…Interesting ly, a BF duration of 3-6 months was sufficient to support early and late childhood language development. 1,[21][22][23] Moreover, mothers who breastfed for six months promoted continuous improvement in their child ren's intelligence (including vocabulary development) until they reached 15 years old. 24 Conversely, a study in Balochistan about the association between BF and cognitive and language development stated a need to lengthen BF duration to more than 12 months to enhance cognitive and language development significantly.…”

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Breastfeeding Duration More than 18 Months Possibly Lowers the Risk of Language Development Delay in Children Aged 18–35 Months

Faradilah

Rusyaidi

Jalaluddin³

et al. 2022

Kesmas: Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat Nasional

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Studies have demonstrated the benefits of breastfeeding (BF) on children’s cognitive function and language development. However, most cognitive and language tools used in these studies have limited ability to identify children’s language development delays. The Language Development Survey (LDS) is expected to provide detailed information on children’s language development. This study aimed to examine the association between BF duration and children’s LDS. A questionnaire was administered to 286 BF mothers to obtain information on their BF duration, and LDS was employed to assess children’s language development. Language delays were detected in 91 (31.8%) children (LDS-vocabulary) and 35.7% children (LDS-phrase). This study also found that children who were breastfed for ≤6 months and 7–18 months had an adjusted OR (AOR) of 0.86 of LDS-vocabulary, and 0.8 of LDS-phrase, whereas children who were breastfed for >18 months had AOR’s LDS-vocabulary of 0.57 and LDS-phrase of 0.46. This study found no significant association between BF duration and LDS score. Nevertheless, BF duration of >18 months possibly lowers the risk of children’s language development delay. More studies are required to investigate this observation’s relationship with children’s language development.

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A Ducted, Biomimetic Nipple Improves Aspects of Infant Feeding Physiology and Performance in an Animal Model

Mayerl,

Kaczmarek,

Smith

et al. 2024

Dysphagia

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Does exclusive breastfeeding correlate with infant's early language milestone?

Cited by 4 publications

References 7 publications

Associations between exclusive breastfeeding duration and children’s developmental outcomes: Evidence from Siaya county, Kenya

Associations between exclusive breastfeeding duration and children’s developmental outcomes: Evidence from Siaya county, Kenya

Breastfeeding Duration More than 18 Months Possibly Lowers the Risk of Language Development Delay in Children Aged 18–35 Months

A Ducted, Biomimetic Nipple Improves Aspects of Infant Feeding Physiology and Performance in an Animal Model

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