TY - JOUR T1 - Breastfeeding is associated with improved child cognitive development: evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study JF - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health JO - J Epidemiol Community Health SP - 8 LP - 8 DO - 10.1136/jech.2009.096701h VL - 63 IS - Suppl 2 AU - M. A. Quigley AU - C. Hockley AU - C. Carson AU - Y. Kelly AU - M. Renfrew AU - A. Sacker Y1 - 2009/10/01 UR - http://jech.bmj.com/content/63/Suppl_2/8.abstract N2 - To assess the relationship between breastfeeding and child cognitive development, and whether this relationship varies according to prematurity.Population-based cohort (Sweeps 1 and 3 of the UK Millennium Cohort Study).UK.11 801 white singleton children born in 2000–2002.Children were grouped according to their breastfeeding status (ever vs never; and duration of any and exclusive breastfeeding). Results were stratified according to gestational age at birth: 37–42 weeks (term); 33–36 weeks (moderately preterm); and 28–32 weeks (very preterm).British Ability … ER -