New Study: Breastfed And Mixed-Fed Babies Are Less Likely to Have Special Educational Needs

QUICK SUMMARY: A new study finds children who are breastfed, or mixed-fed (breast milk and infant formula), are less likely to have special educational needs and learning difficulties compared to children who are formula-fed.

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The number of children in Scotland identified as having special educational needs (SEN) has sky-rocketed over the past few years.

‘Special educational needs’ refers to children with learning problems or difficulties that make it harder for them to learn than other children of the same age.

Between 2010 and 2018 — saw an almost FOURFOLD increase in the number of Scottish children with special educational needs.

By 2020, almost ONE THIRD of schoolchildren in Scotland were identified as having special educational need.