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Nice abstract of study from Acta Peds:
[Infants born small for gestational age (SGA) show some forms of
developmental delay throughout paediatric age, and up to adolescence. The
positive effect of breastfeeding on development, observed in most studies
on healthy, term infants, seems to be further stressed in the group of SGA
infants, particularly if breastfeeding is protracted. Besides the close
maternal–infant contact of breastfeeding, the nutritional factors of human
milk, above all long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, including
docosahexaenoic acid, may at least partly account for the observed
association. Conclusion: SGA infants represent a high-risk group, not only
for developmental delay, but also for long-term, unfavourable metabolic
consequences. Breastfeeding and human milk quality together could help to
prevent some of the neurological and metabolic sequelae of being born
growth retarded.]
Ellen Penchuk, IBCLC, RLC
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