Breastfeeding, Conducted in 2006. The Term Paper

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The literature examination of the study's foundation is thorough and detailed building a step-by-step foundation to the need and purpose of this current study and its importance to society.

The flaws that were evident included the fact that many of the milestones reported were anecdotal by the parents. In addition the parents were not held to a standard of home care and stimulation tactics of the babies so it is possible that many of the higher achieving children were assisted by support by their parents outside of the breastfeeding arena.

The strengths of the study include the fact that it was so comprehensive in nature and that it provided a long-term examination so that the possibility of a coincidental time correlation could be ruled out.

In addition, the study allowed for error as it was a 16-year examination and provided many opportunities over those 16 years for milestones to develop and occur.
The study was strong in the fact that it accounted for other factors such as socio-economics, education and family function to try and level the playing field for the participants and be able to truly only study then impact of breastfeeding on childhood development.

The study discovered a 52% increase in risk for mental health issues in children who were breastfed for less than six months.

The abstract did match what the study discovered.

REFERENCE

Oddy, Susan. Breast feeding and its impact on mental health issues.

Telethon Institute for Child Health Research

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