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Came across this ref today. Someone was asking for refs indicating that bf
babies cried less. Why would 15 month old babies that were/had been bf be
more difficult?
Karleen Gribble
Australia
Authors
Larson, Sandra K. et al.
Title
Outcome Differences between Breast-Fed and Bottle-Fed Infants.
Availability
EDRS Availability: Microfiche [1 card(s)], Paper.
Abstract
DiPietro, Larson, and Porges (1987) found behavioral and physiological
differences between breast-fed and bottle-fed newborns. It was suggested
that
breast-feeding is associated with more optimal physiological organization
and
with increased irritable reactivity early in the neonatal period. The
present
study investigated whether breast-fed neonates' more optimal
physiological
organization leads to more optimal development later in infancy. A total
of
29 breast-fed and 15 bottle-fed infants who had participated in a newborn
study were seen again at 15 months of age. During the assessment of
newborns,
10 minutes of heart pattern and respiration data were collected and the
Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale was administered. At 15 months, the
Bayley Scales of Infant Development and the Infant Characteristics
Questionnaire were administered. Findings revealed that breast-fed
infants
scored significantly higher than bottle-fed infants on the Bayley Mental
Development Index (MDI) at 15 months of age and tended to be rated as
more
fussy-difficult-demanding by their parents at 15 months. The decision to
breast-feed was related to outcome at both the newborn period and at 15
months of age. Level of parent education and duration of breast-feeding
were
not related to outcome. It is concluded that, insofar as the predictive
influence of feeding style is largely accounted for by neonatal vagal
tone,
that variable may mediate the observed developmental differences. (RH)
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