PSYC 319 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Lactational Amenorrhea, Child Care, Breastfeeding
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Breastfeeding has a positive association with children"s outcomes. Randomizing families to breastfeeding training to examine the differences. Ex: is breastfeeding related to cognitive ability in childhood. Randomly assigned people to groups that promote breastfeeding and another didn"t promote. Maternity hospitals/clinics were randomly assigned to use breastfeeding training. Targeted at mothers who expressed intention to breastfeed. Looks at difference in child"s iq at 6. 5yrs. Mothers in breastfeeding intervention are more likely to breastfeed and have prolonged breastfeeding. A small difference in verbal iq, teachers" evaluation, Breastfeed is good and it is okay to not to. Disease, infection that can harm the infants. Some med can be transmitted through breast milk. Difficulty for the babies to latch on. Typically a more limited age range (2yr ~ 3 or 5 yr) Low in first year and typically goes down when kids begin to attend school. Care for by relative, or non-relative in child"s own home. Child taking care of at the caregiver"s" home.
