According to a study, published in the Journal of Human Capital, breastfeeding can lead to an increase in grades. Researchers analyzed the breast feeding histories and high school grades of 126 siblings from 59 families.

The study … looked at the academic achievement of siblings — one of whom was breast fed as an infant and one of whom was not — found that an additional month of breastfeeding was associated with an increase in high school GPA of 0.019 points and an increase in the probability of college attendance of 0.014.

Source: UPI.com.