ArticleBreastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine2013
Effect of breastfeeding on head circumference of children from impoverished communities.
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- Head circumference and intelligence, schooling, employment, and income: a systematic review.BMC pediatrics · 2024Pooled it
- A home-based, post-discharge early intervention program promotes motor development and physical growth in the early preterm infants: a prospective, randomized controlled trial.BMC pediatrics · 2021Trial
- The reference curves of percentile for the length and head circumference of infants aged 0-1 year in Hainan Province, China.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Relationship between Animal Sourced Food Consumption and Early Childhood Development Outcomes.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Low head circumference during early childhood and its predictors in a semi-urban settlement of Vellore, Southern India.BMC pediatrics · 2019Article
- Breast Milk Cytokines and Early Growth in Gambian Infants.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2018Article
- Social vulnerability among Brazilian children in early childhood: a scoping review.Jornal de pediatriaArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThis study investigated the effect of exclusive breastfeeding on head circumference (HC) among children living in impoverished communities. SUBJECTS AND
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among children 12-60 months old from the 39 quilombos located in the State of Alagoas, Brazil. HC deficit was defined by a z-score of less than -2 from the median (based on the 2006 World Health Organization growth standards). Prevalence ratio and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) were estimated using Poisson regression with robust adjustment of the variance, and estimates were adjusted for possible confounders (anthropometric, socioeconomic, demographic, and health-related variables).
resultsWe evaluated 725 children (365 boys and 360 girls). The prevalence of HC deficit was 13.3% among those children who were exclusively breastfed for less than 30 days, 10.6% among those exclusively breastfed for 30-119 days, and 5.8% among those who were exclusively breastfed for 120 days or more. Even after controlling for possible confounding variables, exclusive breastfeeding for ≥4 months decreased the risk of HC deficit (prevalence ratio, 0.48; 95% CI 0.24, 0.99).
conclusionsExclusive breastfeeding for ≥4 months was associated with a larger HC in children exposed to great social vulnerability in impoverished communities.
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