ArticleDevelopmental psychology2018
Breastfeeding duration predicts greater maternal sensitivity over the next decade.
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- The Effect of Maternal Depression on Infant Attachment: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Breastfeeding Behaviors and Maternal Interaction Quality in a Low-Income, Ethnic Minority Population.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP · 2020Trial
- Bidirectional associations between maternal depressive symptomatology and parenting: moderating effects of breastfeeding and partner support.Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology · 2026Article
- Breastfeeding Experiences of Aboriginal Women With Child Protection Involvement: A Qualitative Study.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Article
- Infant Temperament, Breastfeeding, and Sleep at 6 and 14 Months.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Nutrition in early life interacts with genetic risk to influence preadult behaviour in the Raine Study.Communications medicine · 2026Article
- Examining the relationship between breastfeeding duration at age two and beyond with parenting styles and infant feeding attitudes in Turkey (2023-2024).Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2026Article
- Maternal readiness for weaning: Influencing factors and determinants.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2025Article
- The Consequences of A History of Violence on Women's Pregnancy and Childbirth in the Nordic Countries: A Scoping Review.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2024Article
- Associations Between Breastfeeding, Maternal Emotional Availability, and Infant-Mother Attachment: The Role of Coparenting.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association · 2024Article
- The role of breastfeeding and formula feeding regarding depressive symptoms and an impaired mother child bonding.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Examining the Role of Interpersonal Violence in Racial Disparities in Breastfeeding in North Dakota (ND PRAMS 2017-2019).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Prediction model for milk transfer of drugs by primarily evaluating the area under the curve using QSAR/QSPR.Pharmaceutical research · 2023Article
- Collateral benefits from a school-readiness intervention on breastfeeding: A cross-domain impact evaluation.Maternal & child nutrition · 2023Article
- Breastfeeding and infant care as 'sexed' care work: reconsideration of the three Rs to enable women's rights, economic empowerment, nutrition and health.Frontiers in public health · 2023Review
- Uterine bleeding: how understanding endometrial physiology underpins menstrual health.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2022Review
- Maternal Milk Provision in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Mother-Infant Emotional Connection for Preterm Infants.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Breastfeeding in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: A discussion paper.Journal of neonatal nursing : JNN · 2022Review
- Breastfeeding Experiences During the COVID-19 Lockdown in the United Kingdom: An Exploratory Study Into Maternal Opinions and Emotional States.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association · 2021Article
- Client-Centered Breastfeeding-Promotion Strategies: Q Methodology.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
The current study represents the first longitudinal investigation of the potential effects of breastfeeding duration on maternal sensitivity over the following decade. This study also examined whether infant attachment security at 24 months would mediate longitudinal relations between breastfeeding duration and changes in maternal sensitivity over time. Using data from 1,272 families from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, we found that longer breastfeeding duration (assessed up to age 3) predicted increases in observed maternal sensitivity up to child age 11, after accounting for maternal neuroticism, parenting attitudes, ethnicity, maternal years of education, and presence of a romantic partner. Additionally, secure attachment at 24 months was predicted by breastfeeding duration, but it did not act as a mediator of the link from breastfeeding duration to maternal sensitivity in this study. Generating a more specific understanding of how breastfeeding impacts the mother-child dyad beyond infancy will inform recommendations for best practices regarding breastfeeding. (PsycINFO Database Record
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