Having breast milk in the first few weeks of life may help to reduce the risk of having special educational needs, or the learning disabilities and difficulties that often cause this, according to new research led by the University of Glasgow.
Having breast milk in the first few weeks of life may help to reduce the risk of having special educational needs , or the learning disabilities and difficulties that often cause this, according to new research led by the University of Glasgow.
Children with SEN experience lower educational attainment, higher rates of school absenteeism and exclusion, and higher rates of bullying and maltreatment, all of which are inimical to physical and mental health and well-being. "Discovering modifiable early life risk factors for SEN is, therefore, important to enable these burdens potentially to be eased through prevention or earlier detection," they said.
When compared with formula feeding, mixed feeding was associated with around a 10% decrease in the risk of having all-cause SEN . SEN was about 20% less likely following exclusive breast-feeding . Feeding method was not significantly associated with mental health conditions or autism, although there was a trend towards reductions in the exclusively breast-fed group .The authors concluded: "Both breast-feeding and mixed feeding at 6-8 weeks were associated with lower risk of all-cause SEN, and SEN attributed to learning disabilities and learning difficulty."
Corresponding author Dr Michael Fleming PhD, lecturer in public health at the University of Glasgow, said: "The results of this study suggest that feeding method in infancy could be a modifiable risk factor for the causes of SEN, which in turn has the potential to help reduce the burden for affected children, their families and wider society."
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