Breastfeeding, intelligence, and social-language development

Abstract

to diminish the consequences of acquired infections, which results in infant mortality even in modern healthcare settings [2]. In the first several months after birth, breastfeeding is unquestionably the "gold standard" dietary source for humans [3]. Considering all of the evidence that indicates the favorable consequences of breastfeeding for the child and mother led the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to encourage the global goal of exclusive breastfeeding for 4-6 months with the Innocenti Declaration [4]. The ideal strategy for breastfeeding is described as exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months and followed by continuing breastfeeding as long as the mother wishes while being introduced to complementary foods.