Breast feeding during pregnancy and child's growth
Iraqi Journal of Community Medicine. 2004; 17 (2): 73-78
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-66193
ABSTRACT
This is a cross-sectional study carried out to study the effect of nursing during Pregnancy on the growth and nutritional status of breast-fed children. Two groups of children under two years of age were included in the study. The first group was breast fed children of pregnant mothers [124], while the second group was breast fed children of non-pregnant mothers [159]. According to weight for age, it was found weight for length, the prevalence of acute malnutrition [weight for length < -2Z score] among children of pregnant mothers was 34.7% compared to 26.4% among children of non-pregnant mothers. The prevalence of both under nutrition and acute malnutrition [wasting] increased with the increase in the duration of pregnancy. Stage of pregnancy significantly and independently affected the prevalence of wasting. Careful growth monitoring of breast-fed children of pregnant mothers with special attention to dietary supplementation was recommended
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Pregnancy
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Infant Nutrition Disorders
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Child Development
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Cross-Sectional Studies
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Iraqi J. Community Med.
Year:
2004
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