Author:

• Poliana Cristina de Almeida Fonsêca - Fonsêca, P.C.A - Viçosa, MG - Universidade Federal de Viçosa - <poliana.nutri_ufv@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8875-5154

Co-author(s):

• Luciana Neri Nobre - Nobre, L.N - Belo Horizonte, - Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri - <lunerinobre@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5709-7729
• Sarah Aparecida Vieira Ribeiro - Ribeiro, S.A.V - Universidade Federal de Viçosa - <sarahvieiraufv@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0304-2711
• Milene Cristine Pessoa - Pessoa, M.C - Universidade Federal de Viçosa - <milenecpessoa@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1053-5450
• Andréia Queiroz Ribeiro - Ribeiro, A.Q - Universidade Federal de Viçosa - <andreiaribeiro@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6546-1252
• Silvia Eloíza Priore - Priore, S.E. - Universidade Federal de Viçosa - <sepriore@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0656-1485
• Sylvia Franceschini - Franceschini, S - Universidade Federal de Viçosa - <sylviafran@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7934-4858
• Carolina Abreu de Carvalho - de Carvalho, C.A. - Universidade Ceuma - <carolina.carvalho@ufma.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7900-4642

Thematic Area:

Alimentação, Nutrição e Saúde

Abstract:

ABSTRACT
This study aimed to investigate some factors that contributed to higher or lower growth rate of children up to the sixth month of life. Cohort study of 240 children evaluated in four stages. Variables of birth, eating habits of the child, mother‘s difficulty in breast-feeding and pacifier use were investigated. The weight gain rate (grams/day) and gain length (cm/month) of the children was measured in all evaluations and compared according to the variables of interest. In the first month, the weight gain velocity of children born by cesarean section was smaller. By the second month, the rate of growth (weight gain and length) was higher among children who were exclusively or predominantly breastfed and lower among those who consumed infant formula. The children of mothers who reported difficulty to breastfeed showed a lower growth rate until the second month. Children under four months who consumed porridge had lower speed gain weight and length. The pacifier use was associated with lower weight gain speeds up the first, second and fourth month.

Keywords:

Weight gainGrowthBreastfeedingInfant

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