Breast really is best! Babies who get their mother's milk until they are older than one score highest in thinking tests as teens, study finds
Oxford University study found those breastfed for a year or more scored best
Improvements were equivalent to an three extra IQ points, study authors said
Experts said the study shows the importance of supporting women to breastfeed
Babies who are breastfed for longer are better thinkers as teenagers, research suggests.
A study of more than 7,800 British children looked at those who had their mother's milk for less than two months, two to four months, four to six months or over a year.
Researchers found those breastfed the longest, above the age of one, did best in vocabulary tests at age 14 compared to children who were not breastfed.
