The Effects of Breastfeeding and the Importance of Teen Education

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Breastfeeding can have important benefits to the infant and the mother, therefore, education and support to women is necessary.Research shows that breastfed infants are less likely to have health problems such as bacterial meningitis and respiratory infections.In regards to cognitive development the research is contradictory and inconsistent; researchers have struggled to separate breastfeeding from other variables that may skew the data.Due to this, cognitive development increasing because of breastfeeding has not yet been proven.There is evidence, however, that breast fed preterm infants perform better on cognitive tasks than formula fed preterm infants.Similarly, socioemotional benefits to breastfed infants is a highly debated topic among researchers.Research has been done on the "Kangaroo Care" position, which suggests that mothers who spend more time skin to skin with their infant have better perceived emotional bonds with their infant.There may also be a hormonal change in women

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