Do 6 months breastfed infants weight less than infants of Aragon reference population? Study of compared anthropometrics at 6 months of life

José Galbe Sánchez-Ventura^a, C Fernández Espuelas, M Dieste Marcial, C Bernal Alonso, MA Checa Diez

^aPediatra. CS Torrero La Paz. Zaragoza. España.

Correspondence: J Galbe. E-mail: galbester@gmail.com

Reference of this article: Galbe Sánchez-Ventura J, Fernández Espuelas C, Dieste Marcial M, Bernal Alonso C, Checa Diez MA. Do 6 months breastfed infants weight less than infants of Aragon reference population? Study of compared anthropometrics at 6 months of life. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2005;7:33-39.

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Abstract

The main goal of this study is to compare the growth and physical development of exclusive breastfed infants during 6 months of a cohort of infants of a health centre with the reference population of Aragon obtained of Longitudinal Study of Growth and development of Andreas Prader Foundation. The prevalence of breastfeeding in this population is less than 30%. The authors want to know if the growth and development of exclusive breastfeeding during 6 months is worse than the reference population. So that it may be necessary to introduce non maternal food before 6 months.

Keywords

● Breastfeeding ● Complementary feeding ● Development ● Growth ● Growth charts

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