The boob job: breastfed babies may have fewer behavioural difficulties

A new study has found those who are breastfed for three months or more are less prone to anxiety, difficulties forming friendships or problems with concentration

Children who are breastfed for three months or more develop fewer behavioural difficulties than those who are not, new research suggests.

The study, which is published in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood, examined the long-term effect of breastfeeding as a baby on children’s behaviour at the ages of three, five, seven, 11 and 14.