Tag: infants
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21-Week Preemie Who Defied the Odds Celebrated His First Birthday
The world’s earliest preemie baby recently celebrated his first birthday after being given a 0% chance of survival. Richard Scott William Hutchinson made his grand entrance into the world on June 5, 2020. With a due date of October 13, he’d been born four months earlier than anticipated. Richard’s mom experienced medical complications and went…
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Scientists Reveal Link Between Breastfed Babies And Better Cognition
A new study finds that breastfed babies score higher on neurocognitive tests when they get older. Researchers in the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) led the study. They compiled data from thousands of cognitive tests taken by nine and ten-year-olds whose mothers provided them with breast milk…