"One of the theories as to why breast-fed children tend to have better cognitive development is there are nutrients in breast milk that benefit the baby's developing brain," said Dr. Mandy Brown Belfort, a neonatologist at Boston Children's Hospital and lead author of the study.
Where assessed, these included improvements in mother-infant relationship, better cognitive development and growth, reduced diarrhoeal episodes and increased immunization rates [ 15].
At RCT-level, COPCA was associated with a minimally better cognitive development than traditional infant physiotherapy (TIP), but the two interventions groups did not differ in traditional measures of motor development until 18 months.
"Those who have better cognitive development lie because they can cover up their tracks".
Breastfeeding reduces the risk of malnutrition, anemia, and underweight; and ensures better cognitive development of the child.
Improved outcomes in these areas may yield benefits from: reduced direct cost to government such as reduced demands for health services, and reduced demand for specialized education due to better cognitive development.
Conclusions: The presence of a specific neonatal ERP pattern indicated better 1-year cognitive development in infants in the control and IDM groups.
Also, studies in recent years have linked music-making with enhanced cognitive development in children (the so-called "Mozart effect").
As part of her Ph.D. program, she came to New York to study cognitive development in children from differing socioeconomic backgrounds.
