Breastfeeding

This research project will examine the effects in toddlerhood of breastfeeding, examining any significant correlations between intelligence and breastfeeding and looking in particular at whether or not there is a threshold period of time that mothers must breastfeed for there to be a demonstrable effect in terms of intelligence.

This research seeks to establish a correlation between longer periods of breastfeeding (i.e. longer than six months) with higher intelligence (as measured by standard IQ tests) in toddlers. Such correlations have been demonstrated before, but previous

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