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Socioeconomic Factors in Breastfeeding
- Socioeconomic differences significantly influence breastfeeding desires and success rates.
- Factors like education, income, and maternity leave play a major role.
Limited Long-Term Impacts
- The best studies on breastfeeding impacts are randomized trials and sibling studies.
- These studies show limited long-term impacts on cognitive development or major health outcomes.
Sibling Studies Methodology
- Sibling studies aim to control for maternal differences by comparing siblings with varying breastfeeding experiences.
- This method helps eliminate some confounding factors.