Effect of various factors influencing physical growth of Indian infants from birth to six months a longitudinal study

Commentary: The etiology of low birthweight and its economic impact in developing countries

“…Low birthweight infants' weight gain is often satisfactory in the first three to six months of life and may even be above average as they try to "catch up" (Cravioto et al, 1967;Jelliffe, 1968;Berg, Scrimshaw and Call, 1978;Davies et al, 1979;Purohit et al, 1977). Moreover, most infants in developing countries are breastfed exclusively, without the introduction of solid foods during that period of time (Jelliffe, 1968).…”