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01/11/2017
According to the APA study published in the journal Developmental Psychology, women who breastfeed their children longer exhibit more maternal sensitivity well past the infant and toddler years.
The results of the 10-year longitudinal study held even after accounting for maternal neuroticism, parenting attitudes, ethnicity, mother's education and presence of a romantic partner.
The researchers analysed data from interviews with 1,272 families who participated in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Study of Early Child Care.
Recruited from 10 sites around the US in 1991 when their infants were a month old, mothers completed a home interview and became part of the initial study sample. The sample included a substantial proportion of less-educated parents (30% had no college education), and ethnic minority families (13% were African-American).
Women in the study breastfed for an average of 17 weeks. Fewer than 1% breastfed for 24 months and 29% didn't breastfeed at all. Researchers interviewed and videotaped families in their homes periodically until their child turned 11.
The study's lead author Jennifer Weaver of Boise State University said it was surprising that breastfeeding duration predicted change over time in maternal sensitivity.
She said: "We had prior research suggesting a link between breastfeeding and early maternal sensitivity, but nothing to indicate that we would continue to see effects of breastfeeding significantly beyond the period when breastfeeding had ended."
(CD/LM)
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Research On Bonding Benefits Of Breastfeeding Published
New research on the bonding benefits of breastfeeding has been published by the American Psychological Association (APA).According to the APA study published in the journal Developmental Psychology, women who breastfeed their children longer exhibit more maternal sensitivity well past the infant and toddler years.
The results of the 10-year longitudinal study held even after accounting for maternal neuroticism, parenting attitudes, ethnicity, mother's education and presence of a romantic partner.
The researchers analysed data from interviews with 1,272 families who participated in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Study of Early Child Care.
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Recruited from 10 sites around the US in 1991 when their infants were a month old, mothers completed a home interview and became part of the initial study sample. The sample included a substantial proportion of less-educated parents (30% had no college education), and ethnic minority families (13% were African-American).
Women in the study breastfed for an average of 17 weeks. Fewer than 1% breastfed for 24 months and 29% didn't breastfeed at all. Researchers interviewed and videotaped families in their homes periodically until their child turned 11.
The study's lead author Jennifer Weaver of Boise State University said it was surprising that breastfeeding duration predicted change over time in maternal sensitivity.
She said: "We had prior research suggesting a link between breastfeeding and early maternal sensitivity, but nothing to indicate that we would continue to see effects of breastfeeding significantly beyond the period when breastfeeding had ended."
(CD/LM)
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