Study on the Impact of Breastfeeding to Cognitive Functions in 5 Years Old Children

Authors

  • Barbora Blazkova Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, University of South Bohemia, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.
  • Anna Pastorkova Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, University of South Bohemia, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic and Institute of Experimental Medicine CAS, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
  • Ivo Solansky Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, University of South Bohemia, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.
  • Jana Schmuczerova Department of Medical Genetics, L. Pasteur University Hospital, Trieda SNP 1, 040 11 Kosice, Slovakia.
  • Milos Veleminsky, Jr. Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, University of South Bohemia, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic and Hospital Ceske Budejovice, a.s., 370 01 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.
  • Milos Veleminsky Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, University of South Bohemia, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.
  • Radim J. Sram Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, University of South Bohemia, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic and Hospital Ceske Budejovice, a.s., 370 01 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/costr/v9/17244D

Keywords:

Breastfeeding, cognitive development, bender visual motor gestalt test, raven colored progressive matrices

Abstract

Two groups of five-year-old children born in the polluted Karvina district and the control district of eské Budejovice were researched to determine the effect of breastfeeding on cognitive development. The children were born in the years 2013 and 2014. From mothers' surveys, information about nursing was gathered. Psychological and cognitive assessments were conducted using the Raven Colored Progressive Matrices (RCPM) and the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test (BG test). Mothers engaged in the study provided us with information regarding social environment of the family, breastfeeding and eating habits, and child´s medical history. The findings point to a beneficial impact of breastfeeding for six months or longer on cognitive development in five-year-old children. When compared to the findings of the RCPM exam, which measures problem-solving abilities, this effect was more significant in the BG test results, which focused on visual-motor abilities.

Published

2022-11-16

How to Cite

Barbora Blazkova, Anna Pastorkova, Ivo Solansky, Jana Schmuczerova, Milos Veleminsky, Jr., Milos Veleminsky, & Radim J. Sram. (2022). Study on the Impact of Breastfeeding to Cognitive Functions in 5 Years Old Children. Current Overview on Science and Technology Research Vol. 9, 158–167. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/costr/v9/17244D

Issue

Current Overview on Science and Technology Research Vol. 9

Section

Chapters