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    The Long-Term Effects of Breastfeeding on Child and Adolescent Mental Health: A Pregnancy Cohort Study Followed for 14 Years

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    Oddy, W.
    Kendall, Garth
    Li, Jianghong
    Jacoby, P.
    Robinson, M.
    de Klerk, N.
    Silburn, Sven
    Zubrick, Stephen R
    Landau, L.
    Stanley, F.
    Date
    2009
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Oddy, Wendy H. and Kendall, Garth E. and Li, Jianghong and Jacoby, Peter and Robinson, Monique and de Klerk, Nicholas H. and Silburn, Sven R. and Zubrick, Stephen R. and Landau, Louis I. and Stanley, Fiona J. 2009. The Long-Term Effects of Breastfeeding on Child and Adolescent Mental Health: A Pregnancy Cohort Study Followed for 14 Years. The Journal of Pediatrics. 156 (4): pp. 568-574.
    Source Title
    The Journal of Pediatrics
    DOI
    10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.10.020
    ISSN
    0022-3476
    School
    School of Nursing and Midwifery
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    The link to the journal’s home page is: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/623311/description#description. Copyright © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6515
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    • Curtin Research Publications
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    Objectives. To determine whether there was an independent effect of breastfeeding on child and adolescent mental health.Study design The Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study recruited 2900 pregnant women and followed the live births for 14 years. Mental health status was assessed by the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) at 2, 6, 8, 10, and 14 years. Maternal pregnancy, postnatal, and infant factors were tested in multivariable random effects models and generalized estimating equations to examine the effects of breastfeeding duration on mental health morbidity. Results. Breastfeeding for less than 6 months compared with 6 months or longer was an independent predictor of mental health problems through childhood and into adolescence. This relationship was supported by the random effects models (increase in total CBCL score: 1.45; 95% confidence interval 0.59, 2.30) and generalized estimating equation models (odds ratio for CBCL morbidity: 1.33; 95% confidence interval 1.09, 1.62) showing increased behavioral problems with shorter breastfeeding duration. Conclusion. A shorter duration of breastfeeding may be a predictor of adverse mental health outcomes throughout the developmental trajectory of childhood and early adolescence.

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