Babies who are breastfed grow up to be more intelligent, scientists suggested yesterday.
Just four weeks on their mothers’ milk can have a ‘significant’ effect on a child’s development in primary and secondary school, research has found.
Those who have been breastfed do better at reading, writing and maths at the ages of five, seven, 11 and 14.
While breast milk has long been known to boost babies’ immunity, helping them fight ear infections, stomach bugs and even asthma, little was known about its effects on intelligence until now.
Maria Iacovou, one of the authors of the study, said: ‘The issue was that while it looked as though breastfeeding did have an impact on cognitive development,
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