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Breastfeeding offers greater cognitive benefits for children with lower test scores. Promoting breastfeeding can help reduce disparities in children's cognitive development.

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  • Pediatrics
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Cognitive development in children is influenced by various factors, including early life nutrition.
  • Breastfeeding is widely recognized for its potential health and developmental benefits.
  • Understanding the differential impacts of breastfeeding on cognitive scores is crucial for public health initiatives.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the distributional effects of maternal breastfeeding on children's cognitive test scores.
  • To determine if breastfeeding benefits are more pronounced in children with lower cognitive scores.
  • To explore the relationship between breastfeeding duration and cognitive outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from 11,544 children born in the UK in 2000-2001.
  • Employed a semiparametric quantile regression model to analyze cognitive test scores.
  • Examined the impact of breastfeeding across different percentiles of cognitive ability.

Main Results:

  • Maternal breastfeeding showed larger positive impacts on children with lower cognitive test scores.
  • The effects were approximately 2-2.5 times greater for children below the 20th percentile compared to those above the 80th percentile.
  • Extended breastfeeding duration was associated with amplified positive distributional effects.

Conclusions:

  • Breastfeeding plays a significant role in cognitive development, with particularly strong benefits for children starting with lower scores.
  • Public policies promoting breastfeeding may serve as an effective strategy to narrow the gap in children's cognitive abilities.
  • The findings underscore the importance of supporting breastfeeding for equitable child development outcomes.