The association of breastfeeding with cognitive development and educational achievement in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review
Open Access
- 3 September 2022
- journal article
- review article
- Published by International Society of Global Health in Journal of Global Health
- Vol. 12, 04071
Abstract
In 1929, Hoefer and Hardy reported a link between breastfeeding and cognitive development in their study of 7- to 13-year-olds in the United States [1], triggering a wave of studies investigating the association further. Since then, a number of systematic reviews and meta-analyses have evaluated and summarised the available evidence on the topic, with most […]Keywords
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