Breastfeeding, Conducted in 2006. The

¶ … breastfeeding, conducted in 2006. The type of study that was used for this research was a tracking study, in which children who were born and were participants had their growth and development tracked for a period of 16 years to determine whether or not breastfeeding had a significant impact on their milestones and mental health over the years. The study was carried out by Raine Study at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research. The study used more than 2,500 participants that were born in Western Australia.

The study examined items including developmental milestones such as walking, and talking and the development of mental and personality traits as well. Whether the children displayed any mental illness or other issues was also examined as part of the 16-year examination. The study did determine that there appears to be biofactors in the breast milk that play a significant role in rapid early brain development.

This was determined to be true during the first years of life when many milestones of a baby's life are reached including walking, talking, grasping and other areas of life. I would not hesitate to use this study in a classroom for several reasons. The study was extremely comprehensive as it used more than 2,500 participants and it was drawn out over a 16-year period. In addition the study doesn't try to hide its flaws or weaknesses and addresses those issues openly and without excuses.

In addition it presents its findings with equal confidence and provides back up to explain why the results may have been what they were. The literature examination of the study's foundation is thorough and detailed building a step-by-step foundation to the need and purpose of this current study and its importance to society. The flaws that were evident included the fact that many of the milestones reported were anecdotal by the parents.

In addition the parents were not held to a standard of home care and stimulation tactics of the babies so it is possible that many of the higher achieving children were assisted by support by their parents outside of the breastfeeding arena. The strengths of the study include the fact that it was so comprehensive in nature and that it provided a long-term examination so that the possibility of a coincidental time correlation could be ruled out.

In addition, the study allowed for error as it was a 16-year examination and provided many opportunities over those 16 years for milestones to develop and occur. The.