Breast milk maintains a child's mental health

A study that demonstrated the importance of breast milk in maintaining the child's mental strength

Australian research has found that children who have been breastfed for more than six months are less likely to have mental health problems later in life.

A study by the "Telethon" Institute for Child Health Research in Perth examined 2,366 children born to women who participated in a pregnancy study in the state of Western Australia.

Each child undergoes an assessment of their mental health at different ages: 5 years, 8 years, 1 p.m., 10 years and 14 years.

Researchers have found that breastfeeding helps babies manage stress better and maybe a sign of a stronger bond between mother and baby, which can provide lasting benefits.

"She says that breastfeeding a mother for a longer period of time has significant benefits for the child's mental health in the future until adolescence."

Among the children included in the study, 11% were not breastfed by the mother, 38% were breastfed by the mother for less than six months and more than half of the sample were breastfed for the mother during six months or more.

It is reported that mothers who breastfed their children for less than six months were younger, less educated, poorer and more stressed, and were also more likely to smoke than mothers who breastfed their children for a longer period of time.

These mothers were also more likely to have postpartum depression and their babies were more likely to have developmental problems.

In each of the evaluations, the researchers found that children who were breastfed by their mothers for less time, the behavior of these children was worse and could turn into aggressive or frustrating behavior.

It has been noted that this behavior improved when these infants were breastfed for a longer period.