Monday 14 July 2014

The effect of breastfeeding on infants

It has long been known that human breast milk has a positive outcome for baby's immune, & neurological development, but recent research is showing that breast milk of a mother nursing a male baby is different than that of a mother nursing a female baby & composition of breast milk can have impacts on baby's behaviour months later.

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http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/healthreport/the-effect-of-breastfeeding-on-infants/5587144 / mother's breast milk contributes contribution immunological immune system neurobiological neurological neural behaviour behavioural develop development research researchers University of Chicago investigate investigation investigating how variation mother mother's milk shapes infant temperament behaviour post-natal post natal life adult adulthood /