Infant feeding
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Part 1 book "Step on to paediatrics" includes content: The child; child health scenario; examination of a child - crucial to remember; growth and development; infant and young child feeding (iycf); integrated management of childhood illness; childhood immunization and vaccine preventable diseases; newborn and common neonatal problems; nutritional disorders; cough and or difficult breathing; diarrhoea; vomiting; abdominal pain; constipation; sore throat and difficulty in swallowing; undue exhaustion to normal activities; joint pain and swelling; fever and rash; prolonged high fever.
174p zizaybay1101 30-04-2024 5 2 Download
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The incidence of esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula is 1 out of 3000–5000 live births. Its incidence in lower middle-income countries is not known. The infants usually present with excessive secretions or choking while feeding and are at risk for aspiration.
5p vitiki 30-01-2024 3 2 Download
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There are recommendations to guide parents to help their infants make the transition from milk to weaning foods, but they differ in their focus in developed or developing countries and on the physiological and behavioral reasons that underlie the introduction of weaning foods.
10p viisac 23-09-2023 7 0 Download
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In order to investigate the knowledge and practices of mothers regarding breast feeding and complementary feeding and to assess their compliance with the health guidelines, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of infant complementary feeding and breast feeding practices was conducted in a sample of 230 mothers. Data was collected systematically from rural areas of Chowk Azam.
4p viisac 23-09-2023 6 2 Download
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Breastfeeding is an important public health strategy for improving infant and child morbidity and mortality. It plays a great role in preventing morbidity and mortality in first six months. It is one of the six targets in global nutrition set to increase it practice by 50% by 2025.
6p viisac 23-09-2023 5 1 Download
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The study was cross sectional design and carried out among 122 mother-infant pairs of the urban and rural areas in Tangail district, Bangladesh, aimed at the comparison of infant feeding practices and nutritional status of the rural and urban areas.
5p viisac 23-09-2023 5 1 Download
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Breastfeeding practices of mother are effective way for reducing infant morbidity and mortality. Improper breastfeeding along with inadequate complementary feeding are the main reasons for malnutrition among the children in Bangladesh.
7p viisac 23-09-2023 1 1 Download
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Achieving optimum Infant and young child feeding practices is the major challenge in developed and developing countries. Globally, about 40% of under two years age deaths are attributed to inappropriate infant and young child feeding practices. In Ethiopia, a wide range of inappropriate infant and young child feeding practices were documented.
9p viisac 23-09-2023 1 0 Download
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Malnutrition is a well-known public health problem in children under 5 in developing countries. It is in this sense that a study was carried out among children aged 0 to 24 months in households in the Ndjamena region. This study therefore sought to assess the relationships that could exist between the anthropometric status of children from 0 to 24 months and their feeding practices as well as the nutritional and health status of mothers.
14p viisac 23-09-2023 4 1 Download
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Protein-energy malnutrition is continually on the increase among children in developing countries due to low nutrient density of traditional complementary diets. This study investigated the nutrient and biochemical properties of animal fed infant diets formulated from local food materials, unripe banana and edible crab.
6p viisac 23-09-2023 4 1 Download
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Immigrant children from low- and middle-income countries (e.g. India) have higher obesity rates than children from high-income countries (e.g. Australia). Infant feeding practices are a key modifiable risk factor to prevent childhood obesity.
11p viferrari 28-11-2022 5 2 Download
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The study was conducted to (i) determine the effectiveness of the local-based food security intervention in improving the knowledge and practice of mothers in infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices, and (ii) assess the effectiveness of the intervention in improving the nutritional status of children under five years in two communes in Lao Cai province.
10p vihennessey 26-09-2022 6 3 Download
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This study assessed the effect of nutrition in infancy on overweight and obesity of preschool aged children. This study was conducted on 126 obese and overweight children aged 24-60 months and 306 normal children in the control group (according to WHO 2006 criteria).
7p vidaegu2711 09-08-2021 16 1 Download
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Non-Hispanic black (NHB) infants are twice as likely as non-Hispanic white infants to experience rapid weight gain in the first 6 months, yet few trials have targeted this population. The current study tests the efficacy of “Mothers & Others,” a home-based intervention for NHB women and their study partners versus an attentioncontrol, on infant size and growth between birth and 15 months.
13p vimoscow2711 28-08-2020 10 1 Download
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Preterm infants born 30 to 33 weeks’ gestation often require early support with intravenous fluids because of respiratory distress, hypoglycemia or feed intolerance. When full feeds are anticipated to be reached within the first week, risks associated with intravenous delivery mode and type must be carefully considered.
10p vimoscow2711 28-08-2020 15 1 Download
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Promotion of optimal growth in infants calls for introduction of adequate food supplements in the form of complementary foods in addition to continued breast feeding from the age of 6 months onwards as complementary feeding plays critical role in children. Study was carried out to develop complementary food formulation, sensory evaluation, nutrient and antinutrients analysis. Finger millet, oilseeds, milk solids, jaggery, processed chia seeds and basella alba leaves were used in different proportion.
10p caygaocaolon6 30-07-2020 14 4 Download
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Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating neonatal disease. A temporal association between red cell transfusion and NEC has been recognized and there have been concerns about the effects of feeding during transfusion.
8p vimanama2711 28-07-2020 14 1 Download
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Milk fat globule membranes (MFGM) have shown to have functional components that are found in human milk, suggesting that addition of bovine sources of MFGM (bMFGM) to infant formula may promote beneficial outcomes potentially helping to narrow the gap between infants who receive human breast milk or infant formula.
11p viorochimaru2711 29-05-2020 6 0 Download
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Donor human milk (DHM) has been recommended for premature infants if mothers’ own milk is not available. The aim of this study was to increase the knowledge about the utilization rate and handling of DHM among neonatal units in Germany, Austria und Switzerland.
7p viorochimaru2711 29-05-2020 10 0 Download
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Malnutrition is still public health problem in some parts of the world and causes irreversible damage at infant stage. Infants require high energy and nutrient dense foods because of their high growth velocity. Feeding fortified complementary blended foods is one of the options to treat malnourished infants. These foods are prepared with cereallegume blend, oil, sugar, vitamin/minerals and animal source protein. Complementary foods with high sugar content (> 15%) are not recommended to treat malnourished group. Animal source protein in complementary foods leads to hike in production cost.
8p caygaocaolon5 27-05-2020 32 1 Download