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0297/2020 - Growth rate of children in a cohort up to the sixth month of life
Velocidade de crescimento de crianças de uma coorte até o sexto mês de vida

Author:

• Anahi Cézar de Lima Lins - Lins, A.C.L - <anahicll@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2983-0051

Co-author(s):

• Dixis Figueroa Pedraza - Pedraza, D.F - Campina Grande, PB - <dixisfigueroa@gmail.com>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5394-828X


Abstract:

Objectives: To investigate factors that contributed to the growth rate of childrenbirth to six months of life. Methods: This is a cohort study with 144 children observed at birth and in the first, second and sixth months of life. Children’s head circumference (cm/month), weight (g/day) and length (cm/month) rates werecompared according to characteristics at birth, pregnancy, maternal, family and related to the child\'s food, illness and health care. Results: The female sex and the difficulty of breastfeeding contributed to the deceleration of the three growth rates; maternal non-tetanus vaccination influenced head circumference and length rates. Severe maternal mental disorder, moderate/severe food insecurity, porridge consumption and non-follow-up of the child influenced the head circumference and weight rates. Use of alcohol during pregnancy, cesarean delivery, mixed/predominant breastfeeding, use of infant formula and episodes of diarrhea/vomiting influenced head circumference rate; inadequate prenatal, the weight rate; short mothers and pacifier use, the length rate. Conclusion: Modifiable factors as the consumption of porridge and infant formula and the use of pacifier that have a common relationship with breastfeeding of infants stand out.

Keywords:

Growth, Breastfeeding, Infant.

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