Growth Faltering Is Prevented by Breast-Feeding in Underprivileged Infants from Mexico City

Villalpando, Salvador; López-Alarcón, Mardya

doi:10.1093/jn/130.3.546

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“…Nevertheless, we have identified studies, both from Guatemala and in the international literature, with which to compare the present findings. Birth length is often part of protocols in long-term cohort studies bridging from birth through childhood and towards adulthood (40)(41)(42)(43)(44)(45) or short-term, longitudinal observational studies seeking to find correlates of early growth or health (46)(47)(48)(49)(50)(51)(52)(53) . More recently, length is measured at birth as part of studies evaluating inter-pregnancy interventions in (4) .…”

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Stunting at birth: recognition of early-life linear growth failure in the western highlands of Guatemala

Solomons¹,

Vossenaar²,

Chomat

et al. 2014

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: Measurements of length at birth, or in the neonatal period, are challenging to obtain and often discounted for lack of validity. Hence, classical 'under-5' stunting rates have been derived from surveys on children from 6 to 59 months of age. Guatemala has a high prevalence of stunting (49·8 %), but the age of onset of growth failure is not clearly defined. The objective of the study was to assess length-for-age within the first 1·5 months of life among Guatemalan infants. Design: As part of a cross-sectional observational study, supine length was measured in young infants. Mothers' height was measured. Length-for-age Z-scores (HAZ) were generated and stunting was defined as HAZ < − 2 using WHO growth standards. Setting: Eight rural, indigenous Mam-Mayan villages (n 200, 100 % of Mayan indigenous origin) and an urban clinic of Quetzaltenango (n 106, 27 % of Mayan indigenous origin), Guatemala. Subjects: Three hundred and six newborns with a median age of 19 d. Results: The median rural HAZ was − 1·56 and prevalence of stunting was 38 %; the respective urban values were − 1·41 and 25 %. Linear regression revealed no relationship between infant age and HAZ (r = 0·101, r 2 = 0·010, P = 0·077). Maternal height explained 3 % of the variability in HAZ (r = 0·171, r 2 = 0·029, P = 0·003). Conclusions: Stunting must be carried over from in utero growth retardation in short-stature Guatemalan mothers. As linear growth failure in this setting begins in utero, its prevention must be linked to maternal care strategies during gestation, or even before. A focus on maternal nutrition and health in an intergenerational dimension is needed to reduce its prevalence.

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Stunting at birth: recognition of early-life linear growth failure in the western highlands of Guatemala

Solomons¹,

Vossenaar²,

Chomat

et al. 2014

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“…Despite the recognised benefits of breast-feeding (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9) , the majority of infants born in Ireland never experience the benefits of breast milk (28) , a pattern that has been observed over the last 30 years (57)(58)(59) . With a view to increasing breastfeeding rates, the present study sought to provide data on breast-feeding initiation and prevalence in a sample of Irish-national and non-Irish-national mothers, including the factors that influence initiation and 'any' breast-feeding at 6 weeks in the former population.…”

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“…The evidence for the short-and long-term health benefits of breast-feeding for the young infant (1,2) and mother (3,4) , in both developing (5,6) and developed countries (7)(8)(9) , is robust, and recognised globally (10,11) . More recently, data suggest that the promotion of exclusive breast-feeding for prolonged duration (12,13) may represent a potentially ideal window of opportunity for obesity prevention (14)(15)(16) , which is especially pertinent as childhood and adulthood obesity rates are increasing both in Ireland (17,18) and internationally (19,20) .…”

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The prevalence and determinants of breast-feeding initiation and duration in a sample of women in Ireland

Tarrant¹,

Younger²,

Sheridan-Pereira

et al. 2009

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Objective: To assess breast-feeding initiation and prevalence from birth to 6 months in a sample of mothers in Dublin, and to determine the factors associated with breast-feeding initiation and 'any' breast-feeding at 6 weeks in a sample of Irish-national mothers. Design: This prospective cross-sectional study involved the recruitment of women during the antenatal period, with subsequent follow-up of mothers who delivered healthy, term singleton infants, at 6 weeks and 6 months postpartum. Setting: Participants were recruited from antenatal clinics in the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Dublin. Subjects: In all, 401 Irish-national and forty-nine non-Irish-national mothers met the criteria for inclusion in the present study. Results: Breast-feeding initiation rates of the Irish-national and non-Irish-nationals were 47 % and 79?6 %, respectively. Factors that were significantly (P 5 0?000) associated with both breast-feeding initiation and 'any' breast-feeding at 6 weeks included mothers who were $35 years, educated to third level, reported positive postnatal encouragement to breast-feed from their partners and had a positive antenatal intention to breast-feed. The maternal negative perception that breastfeeding is an embarrassing way to feed an infant was demonstrated as a major barrier to initiation. Conclusions: Breast-feeding initiation and prevalence rates of the Irish-national population remain low and lag considerably behind national and international targets. Inclusion of the partner in breast-feeding promotional initiatives during the antenatal period may be crucial to increase breast-feeding rates in Ireland. Public health campaigns that focus on increasing the social acceptability of breastfeeding may prove effective in addressing this cultural barrier.

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“…They found that breast-feeding positively affected the growth performance of the infants by averting infections and possibly by improving nutrient intake during infections. 9 Study performed by Marquis et al 10 proved that in subjects with low intake of animal product foods, breast-feeding was positively associated (P< 0.05) with linear growth. There was a 0.5 cm/3 month difference in linear growth between weaned toddlers and those who consumed the average number of feedings of breast milk.…”

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Effect of exclusive breast-feeding on the linear growth of children aged 24-36 months in Bandung's urban slum area

Ismawaty¹,

Djais²,

Garna³

2008

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Background Breast milk is an ideal nutrition source for infants because of its balanced composition, naturally adjusted to infants' need for growth and without any expenses. However, low education mothers living in slum areas are ignorant towards informations about the importance of exclusive breast-feeding. Objective To observe the effects of exclusive breast-feeding on linear growth of children aged 24-36 months in urban slums area. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out on 343 children consisted of 188 exclusively breastfed infants and 155 nonexclusively breastfed infants in Puskesmas Cigondewah area on August to September 2007. Anthropometric measurements were performed to obtain linear growth status. Data were analyzed by using odd ratio (OR). The first step was performed univariately to assess the effect of data variables. Henceforth, factors which significantly influence the growth will be assesed by multivariate calculation. Results Normal linear growth status was found in 109 (66.1%) exclusively breastfed compared with 56 (33.9%) nonexclusively breastfed children. Univariate analyzes showed that factors that influenced children normal linear growth were exclusive breast-feeding (OR: 2.44; 95%CI: 1.58;3.78), industrial product porridge as complementary food (OR: 1.65; 95%CI: 1.00;2.72), and frequency of illnesses <6x/year (OR: 1.57; 95%CI: 1.02;2.42). The result of multinomial logistic regression analyzes showed that exclusive breast-feeding became the only factor that influence children linear growth (OR: 2.254; 95%CI: 1.438;3.533). Conclusion

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Growth Faltering Is Prevented by Breast-Feeding in Underprivileged Infants from Mexico City

Cited by 45 publications

References 19 publications

Stunting at birth: recognition of early-life linear growth failure in the western highlands of Guatemala

Stunting at birth: recognition of early-life linear growth failure in the western highlands of Guatemala

The prevalence and determinants of breast-feeding initiation and duration in a sample of women in Ireland

Effect of exclusive breast-feeding on the linear growth of children aged 24-36 months in Bandung's urban slum area

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