A study of growth pattern in the first year of life in Surat (South Gujarat)

Mehta, Mahishee; Betkerur, Umesh

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“…[2829] In a study done in Chandigarh, mid-arm circumference showed a rapid increase between 1 and 6 months compared to 6 and 12 months which is also similar to observations made in this study. [30] Thus, good quality rearing needs to be more emphasized during initial 6 months of infancy compared to latter half in order to cater for rapid growth and physiological requirements of the body during the initial periods.…”

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Infant rearing practices in south India: A longitudinal study

Joseph

Unnikrishnan

Naik

et al. 2013

J Family Med Prim Care

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Background:Rearing practices are a major determinant of nutritional and health status of infants. Therefore these practices need to be better understood.Objectives:To find out infant rearing practices in the study area.Materials and Methods:A longitudinal study was conducted on a birth cohort of 194 infants. Information on rearing practices and anthropometric measurements were recorded every month for a period of 1 year.Results:Only 67 (34.5%) newborns were breast fed within half an hour of delivery. Prelacteal feeds was given to 65 (33.5%) newborns and this was seen more among home deliveries (P=0.018). Demand feeding was practiced by 169 (87.1%) mothers. Exclusive breast feeding (EBF) for 6 months was practiced by 81 (41.7%) mothers. Bottle feeding was seen in 7 (3.6%) cases. Weight gain during infancy was found to be maximum when infants were EBF for 6 months (P<0.001) and weaned with semi-solid and solid diet alone in the following 6 months (P=0.002). Gain in all anthropometric measurements was more in the initial 6 months of infancy compared to latter. Four (2.1%) infants were malnourished. Oil massage before bath was practiced by 189 (97.4%) mothers. Over 50% mothers practiced oil application to eyes or ears of infants. Delayed initiation of bath (beyond 1week) was seen in 15 (7.7%) cases.Conclusion:Faulty rearing practices need to be corrected in order to improve the health status of infants.

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Infant rearing practices in south India: A longitudinal study

Joseph

Unnikrishnan

Naik

et al. 2013

J Family Med Prim Care

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“…16 The follow-up study by M J Mehta et al in civil hospital Surat, documented infants gained 5.49 kg at the end of two years. 17 In contrast, a randomized controlled trial conducted by Nita Bhandari et al in Haryana the trained health workers counsel the mothers for exclusive breastfeeding at multiple opportunities showed no significant differences in mean weight and length between groups. 10 This study showed 85.7% of mothers in intervention group and 85.3% of mothers in control group initiated breast milk within recommended time of birth (if normal delivery within 1 st hour of delivery and if caesarian within 4 hours) to their infants.…”

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Impact of family level counselling on breast feeding practices and weight gain: a community based cluster randomized controlled trial

Nayak

Nagaraj

Kamath

et al. 2016

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Breastfeeding is a natural and traditional infant feeding practice throughout the world. Pre-modern societies were known to have a high incidence and long duration of breastfeeding. In modernizing societies such as India, newly emerging social forces are leading to the breakdown of age-old custom that adversely affects certain practices like breastfeeding 1. It is well documented that breastfeeding improves child survival by providing protection against infectious ABSTRACT Background: Objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of the family level counseling to mothers on breastfeeding practices and weight gain in children. Methods: A community based cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted in Udupi District in Karnataka State, South India. All the children born to pregnant mothers registered in the third trimester were followed until 2 years of age in selected Anganwadi (AW) centres. Results: Baseline characteristics of the subjects were found to be similar in both intervention and control groups. The baseline knowledge assessed on a 15-point scale showed similar mean score in both groups. Mean measured weight increased significantly in the intervention group (0.794 kg, p < 0.002) at 24 months of age. At 24 months more babies in intervention group were receiving breastfeeding than control group (68.6 % vs. 14.7 %, 95 % CI 2.01-10.80, and p < 0.001). Frequency of breast feeding at 4 months was 77.1 % in intervention and 57.8 % in control group (p < 0.0001) while at 6 months it was 77.1 % in intervention and 33.3 % in control group (p < 0.0001). The breastfeeding position assessed on a ten-point scale showed mothers in intervention group followed more than 7 correct positions than control group at birth, 4 months and 6 months of age (p < 0.001). Conclusions: The study shows promotion of child nutrition and breastfeeding practices in developing countries through family level counselling (IYCF strategy) will improve the nutritional status of children less than 2 years of age.

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A study of growth pattern in the first year of life in Surat (South Gujarat)

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Infant rearing practices in south India: A longitudinal study

Infant rearing practices in south India: A longitudinal study

Impact of family level counselling on breast feeding practices and weight gain: a community based cluster randomized controlled trial

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