모유수유와 지능과의 연관성에 대한 최근 임상연구 동향

Recent Clinical Research on Association between Breast Feeding and Intelligence

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate recent clinical studies on Association between Breast Feeding and Intelligence in Korea and other countries. We have analyzed the studies on Association between Breast Feeding and Intelligence within cohort study for 5 years (from 2011 to 2015). Methods: The search database includes Oasis, KTKP (Korean Traditional Knowledge Portal), Medline, Embase, and Cochrane library. To narrow the search, the following key search terms were used: ‘Breast Feeding, intelligence, development’. The search was limited to the publication date from 2011 to 2015. 9 Cohort study and 1 cross-sectional study were selected for analysis. Results and Conclusions: Eight of the nine cohort studies were significantly higher in the breastfeeding group, While the other study concluded that breastfeeding was higher in breastfeeding group, but not significantly different from breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding. Breast Feeding is related to improved performance in intelligence tests. The longer you breastfeed, the higher intelligence will be.