Breastfeeding’s effect on cognitive development in low birth weight infants
Breastfeeding’s effect on cognitive development in low birth weight infants
Megan E. Sieloff
Julia Landis
Psychology 238: Child Development
April 2, 2010
Abstract
Aim: To compare two peer review journals which both comment on the effects of breastfeeding on children born with low birth weights. Method: Compare the articles Breastfeeding and intelligence of preschool children [1], and Effect of breastfeeding on cognitive development of infants born small for gestational age [2] to discuss findings and highlight both strengths and weaknesses. Results: Both articles have similarities in the end number of participants and general findings, but vary in research acquisition methods and slight focus of specifics examined between appropriate for gestational period age [AGA] and small for gestational age [SGA] in relation to length and exclusivity of breastfeeding as they relate to intelligence among full term infants in later years of development.
Breastfeeding’s effect on cognitive development in low birth weight infants
Every time a research is done, there are varying participants in the study. Depending on the very specific goals of the research team, the data collected from one experiment to the next will be entirely varied in orientation and even acquisition style. There have been numerous researches done to ascertain the benefits, if any, to the length and exclusivity of breastfeeding versus non-breastfeeding on the cognitive development of infants. Among closely related articles by topic there is to be found a host of differences and similarities. In both articles that will be referred to, participants were enrolled for research trial at birth. Both studies examined children who were born full term, ≥37 weeks, defined AGA to be ≥10th percentile for sex and gestation, and defined SGA to be ≤10th percentile for sex and gestation age. From this point, the trials and
Megan E. Sieloff
Julia Landis
Psychology 238: Child Development
April 2, 2010
Abstract
Aim: To compare two peer review journals which both comment on the effects of breastfeeding on children born with low birth weights. Method: Compare the articles Breastfeeding and intelligence of preschool children [1], and Effect of breastfeeding on cognitive development of infants born small for gestational age [2] to discuss findings and highlight both strengths and weaknesses. Results: Both articles have similarities in the end number of participants and general findings, but vary in research acquisition methods and slight focus of specifics examined between appropriate for gestational period age [AGA] and small for gestational age [SGA] in relation to length and exclusivity of breastfeeding as they relate to intelligence among full term infants in later years of development.
Breastfeeding’s effect on cognitive development in low birth weight infants
Every time a research is done, there are varying participants in the study. Depending on the very specific goals of the research team, the data collected from one experiment to the next will be entirely varied in orientation and even acquisition style. There have been numerous researches done to ascertain the benefits, if any, to the length and exclusivity of breastfeeding versus non-breastfeeding on the cognitive development of infants. Among closely related articles by topic there is to be found a host of differences and similarities. In both articles that will be referred to, participants were enrolled for research trial at birth. Both studies examined children who were born full term, ≥37 weeks, defined AGA to be ≥10th percentile for sex and gestation, and defined SGA to be ≤10th percentile for sex and gestation age. From this point, the trials and
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