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Growth and Serun Chemical Values of Normal Breastfed Infants
Author(s) -
J. Fomon Samuel,
Filer L. J.,
Thomas Lora N.,
Rogers R.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1970.tb05611.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , normal values , physiology , birth weight , alkaline phosphatase , endocrinology , pregnancy , biochemistry , biology , genetics , enzyme , chemistry
Summary One‐hundred‐and‐forty‐nine normal fullterm infants were enrolled during the first 9 days after birth in a study of breastfed infants; 104 (70%) completed the planned 112 days of observation. Lengths and weights at 8, 14, 28, 42, 56, 84 and 112 days of age are presented for each infant. Rates of gain in length and weight between various ages are summarized and some patterns of growth of individual infants are discussed. Serum chemical data at 28, 42, 56, 84 and 112 days of age are presented. Statistically significant sex‐related differences in serum concentrations of cholesterol and triglycerides (greater in females than in males) and alkaline phosphatase (greater in males than in females) are demonstrated. It is suggested that these data on performance of normal infants breastfed by healthy mothers may be useful for evaluating the performance of other breastfed infants and of infants fed commercially available or experimental formulas.