Exclusive breastfeeding modifies the association between maternal education and child development: a cross-sectional study nested in a cohort
Higher maternal education is associated with better scores on Bayley-III domains, and EBF can modify the effect of lower maternal education on ECD in Brazil. This is the first study to identify EBF as a mechanism to protect ECD in adverse conditions such as low maternal education.
Authors
- Janaína Matos Moreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5369-9175)
- Isadora de Araújo Martins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2355-6306)
- Gabriela Buccini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6008-0987)
- Laura Ford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6253-9672)
- Cláudia Regina Lindgren Alves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0885-1729)
- Vanessa da Silva Azevedo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9794-5622)
- Stela Maris Aguiar Lemos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4104-5179)
- Amanda Castelo Saragosa
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas (US)
- Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Jornal de Pediatria
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jped.2025.02.004
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico