Titre : | The Science of Breastfeeding and Brain Development (2017) |
Auteurs : | Mandy Brown Belfort, Auteur |
Type de document : | Article : texte imprimé |
Dans : | Breastfeeding Medicine (Vol 12, n°8, Octobre 2017) |
Article en page(s) : | pp. 459-461 |
Langues: | Anglais |
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Note de contenu : |
"Introduction :
In addition to short-term benefits such as reduced gastrointestinal infections and pneumonia,1 the long-term benefits of having been breastfed in infancy are of great interest to clinicians, policy-makers, and individuals faced with personal decisions about how to feed their infants. Because the newborn infant brain is uniquely sensitive to nutrition and to other aspects of the environment,2,3 interventions to promote optimal brain development early in life can have lasting effects on neurodevelopmental function. Rigorously designed research on the topic of breastfeeding and neurodevelopment is therefore critical to informing evidence-based policies that promote optimal child development across the life course." [Extrait de l'article] |