Impact on blood Pb levels of maternal and early infant feeding practices of First Nation Cree in the Mushkegowuk Territory of northern Ontario, Canada

2003 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhona M. Hanning ◽  
Ranjit Sandhu ◽  
Angus MacMillan ◽  
Lorraine Moss ◽  
Leonard J. S. Tsuji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
First Nation ◽  
Infant Feeding Practices ◽  
Northern Ontario ◽  
Early Infant

scholarly journals Early infant feeding practices in three African countries: the PROMISE-EBF trial promoting exclusive breastfeeding by peer counsellors

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingunn Marie S Engebretsen ◽  
Victoria Nankabirwa ◽  
Tanya Doherty ◽  
Abdoulaye Hama Diallo ◽  
Jolly Nankunda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Infant Feeding Practices ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Early Infant

scholarly journals Early Infant Feeding Practices May Influence the Onset of Symptomatic Celiac Disease

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shailja Vajpayee ◽  
Shiv Dayal Sharma ◽  
Rajkumar Gupta ◽  
Alok Goyal ◽  
Aakash Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Celiac Disease ◽  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Infant Feeding Practices ◽  
Early Infant

Birthweight Doubling Time: A Fresh Look

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte G. Neumann ◽  
Melinda Alpaugh
Keyword(s):  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Poor Prognosis ◽  
Doubling Time ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Entire Group ◽  
Infant Feeding Practices ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Early Infant ◽  
Breast Fed ◽  
Length Gain

Infant birthweight doubling time is widely quoted as being achieved between 5 and 6 months. The purpose of this study was to determine the time of birthweight doubling and to identify important related variables. A total of 357 normal infants with birthweights between 2,500 and 4,100 gm were studied. Mean age of birthweight doubling for the entire group was 119 days (3.8 months). Bottle-fed infants doubled their birthweights earlier than breast-fed infants: 113 days vs. 124 days (P < .05). Boys doubled their birthweights earlier than girls: 111 days vs. 129 days (P < .0001). Solids were introduced earlier in bottle-fed infants (mean, 1.9 months) than in breast-fed infants (mean, 3.9 months). Harvard percentiles for mean group weight and length at the time of birthweight doubling were: for bottle-fed infants, 75th and 55th percentiles respectively; for breast-fed infants, 55th and 60th percentiles respectively; for boys, 75th percentile for both weight and length; for girls, 50th percentile for both weight and length. Thus, bottle-fed infants appear to have weight gains in excess of length gain and may be developing early obesity. In light of the poor prognosis in treating obesity, closer supervision of early infant feeding practices is indicated.

scholarly journals Breastfeeding practices in early infancy in Benin city, Nigeria

1970 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-131
Author(s):  
UJ Akpan ◽  
MO Ibadin ◽  
PO Abiodun
Keyword(s):  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Bottle Feeding ◽  
Early Infancy ◽  
Infant Feeding Practices ◽  
Benin City ◽  
Breastfeeding Practices ◽  
Early Infant

Background: Adequate early infant nutrition is essential for subsequent optimum growth and development of the child. Exclusive breastfeeding is the cornerstone of the best possible nutrition in early infancy.Objective: To assess current breastfeeding practices in early infancy in Benin City and further progress ( if any) that may have been made in the realisation of optimal early infant feeding practices in the locale in the preceding decade.Methods: A community-based household survey was carried out in three representative wards in Egor Local Government Area of Benin City, from June to September, 2009. Infant feeding practices were evaluated using pre-tested questionnaires on 1068 mothers of infants aged less than 12 months.Result: Five hundred and forty-six (51.1%) infants were aged less than 6 months. The Ever Breastfed Rate was 100.0% while the Timely Suckling Rate was 35.5%. The Exclusive and Predominant Breastfeeding Rates were respectively 40.7% and 30.4% while the Bottle-feeding Rate was 32.2%. Most (98.4%) mothers had correct information about exclusive breastfeeding obtained mainly from antenatal clinics and immunization centres. Factors significantly associated with EBF were high maternal education (χ2 = 9.718; p = 0.045), high socioeconomic status (χ2 = 12.910; p = 0.012), increasing maternal age (χ2 = 14.777; p = 0.022), higher parity (χ2 = 15.212; p = 0.009), delivery in hospital (χ2 = 15.079; p = 0.020) and infant’s age (χ2 = 100.482; P = 0.0001).Conclusions/Recommendations: Breastfeeding practices in Benin City have not improved much from what obtained a decade earlier. Greater emphasis on female education and socio-economic empowerment are advocated as tools for improvement. Reinvigoration of the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative is also recommended to ensure continued health facility interface that would ensure community mobilisation and support for optimal breastfeeding.Key Words: Breastfeeding, Practices, Early Infancy, Benin City

scholarly journals DO MODIFIABLE HOUSEHOLD BEHAVIORS AND EARLY INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES CONTRIBUTE TO VARIATIONS IN INFANT LINEAR GROWTH? EVIDENCE FROM A BIRTH COHORT IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. e47-e47
Author(s):  
Sarah Silverberg ◽  
Joy Shi ◽  
Abdullah Al Mahmud ◽  
Daniel Roth
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Linear Growth ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Household Wealth ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Infant Feeding Practices ◽  
Early Infant ◽  
Modifiable Factors

Abstract BACKGROUND Numerous postnatal risk factors have been associated with child length/height in cross-sectional studies in low- and middle-income countries. However, there have been few longitudinal studies of the effects of modifiable risk factors on postnatal linear growth during discrete developmental windows of infancy. OBJECTIVES We aimed to assess associations between modifiable household behaviours and conditional growth from birth to 1 year of life. DESIGN/METHODS We conducted a longitudinal cohort study using data from women and their infants (n=1162 pairs) in the Maternal Vitamin D and Infant Growth trial in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Infant length was measured tri-monthly from birth to 12 months, and infant feeding patterns were ascertained at weekly visits from 0 to 6 months of age. Confounder-adjusted associations of selected modifiable household factors (i.e., household air quality, sanitation/hygiene) or early infant feeding with change in length-for-age z-score (LAZ) were estimated in five intervals: birth to 3 months, 3 to 6 months, birth to 6 months, 6 to 12 months and birth to 12 months. In primary analyses, the outcome was conditional growth in LAZ (cLAZ) in each interval, derived as model residuals from regression of end-interval LAZ on initial LAZ. Effect estimates were expressed as mean difference in cLAZ (95% confidence interval) between the exposed versus referent group. RESULTS LAZ was symmetrically distributed, with mean (± standard deviation) LAZ of -0.95 (± 1.02) at birth and -1.00 (± 1.04) at 12 months. In multivariable-adjusted linear regression models, indicators of household air quality and sanitation/hygiene were not significantly associated with cLAZ in any interval. No breastfeeding and partial breastfeeding (versus exclusive breastfeeding), and any infant formula use (versus no formula use) were associated with slower growth in the 0–3 month interval: -0.11 (95% CI: -0.20, -0.02), -0.30 (95% CI: -0.52, -0.08), and -0.13 (95% CI: -0.22, -0.05), respectively, but not in later intervals. Several non-modifiable factors (maternal height, paternal education, and household wealth) were associated with cLAZ and LAZ in multivariable models. CONCLUSION Compared to international standards, the length distribution of infants in Dhaka, Bangladesh was harmonically shifted down at birth and throughout the first year of life, suggesting that observed infant length deficits relative to international norms were primarily caused by ubiquitous factors. Infant feeding practices explained some between-child variation in linear growth in the early postnatal period (0–3 months). Behaviors related to cooking or sanitation/hygiene were not related to infant linear growth trajectories.

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