Breastfeeding leads to higher earnings, intelligence: study

People breastfed as infants have higher intelligence scores in adulthood and higher earnings, according to a study published yesterday that tracked the development of 3,500 newborns over 30 years. Critically, the socioeconomic status of mothers appeared to have little impact on breastfeeding results, according to a paper published by The Lancet medical journal. “The effect of breastfeeding on brain development and child intelligence is well...