Comparative study of the psychomotor development in breast fed versus artificially fed infants

ABSTRACT

Breast feeding is the most desirable means, of feeding normal infants, but many infants are currently fed infant formulas and so, evaluation of the adequacy of such formulas is an important topic in the field of pediatrics. In this study we aimed to find the differences in the anthropomoteric measurements and intelligence between breast-fed and artificially fed infants aging 18 to 24 months. In this study we found that breast-feeding significantly affect leg length than formula feeding. There is significant difference in the skin fold thickness in the artificially fed infants than in the breast-fed. The social IQ Is higher in the artificially fed infants