D. FROOZANI M, PERMEHZADEH K, GOLESTAN B, DOROSTY M0TLAGH A R. GROWTH PATTERN OF EXCLUSIVELY AN D NONEXCLUSIVELY BR EA ST-FED INFANTS IN THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF LIFE. Med J Islam Repub Iran 2000; 14 (1) :27-32
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From the Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran. I.R. lran.
Abstract: (4408 Views)
Thirty-two exclusive and twenty-seven non-exclusively breast-fed infants
were followed-up from birth to 4 months of age in a maternity hospital, with a
rooming-in program. Face to face BF education was given to mothers in two
groups after delivery and also during 4 months post-partum. Body weight (Wt ),
length (L) and head circumference (HC) of the infants were measured at monthly
intervals, and their feeding patterns were recorded. The Wt of exclusively breastfed
infants was higher than non-exclusively breast-fed infants. The faltering of
infant's growth from 3 months of age was seen in both groups. From the age of 3
months, the Wt of non-exclusively breast-fed infants was lower than the 50th
percentile of the reference value (NCHS), but Land HC increments were similar
in both groups. Mean Wt, Land HC of exclusively breast-fed female infants were
higher compared to non-exclusive females and also higher than exclusive male
and non-exclusively breast-fed male infants. In the present study, the faltering of
growth of infants was seen in the first 4 months of age, in comparison to breastfed
infants in the Darling study.
Type of Study:
Original Research |
Subject:
Nutrition