Compared infant growth rate associated with 6 month of exclusive breastfeeding and non exclusive breastfeeding Hangdong Hospital, Chiangmai
Abstract
Exclusive breastfeeding along 6 month effected how to growth of infant for prompting policy of exclusive breastfeeding along 6 month successfully. We compared with the growth rate of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and non – EBF infant at 2th , 4th and 6th month. This was a retrospective descriptive study, Data collected from outpatient card of 96 term babies (GA≥37 week) who exclusive breastfeeding at birth and follow up in at 2th , 4th and 6th month of aged at well baby clinic Hangdong hospital from 1 January 2011 – 31 December 2011, 26(boy=7, girl=19) were exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) along 6 month and 70 (boy=38, girl=32) were non- EBF till 2 to 6 mouth, Comparing the growth rate of weight, length and head circumference between group. Analysis data by Independent Sample Mann-Whitney U Test and Univariate analysis of Variance. Statistic significant=0.05. The growth rate of weight as in percent of the EBF boy aged 4 mouth (Mean=40.69, S.D.=17.09, 95%CI=28.49-56.94) more than the non – EBF boy (Mean=27.68, S.D.=12.87, 95%CI=3.94-32.08) significantly (P=0.03). The growth rate of length as in percent of the non - EBF boy aged 2 mouth (Mean=15.54, S.D.=5.84, 95%CI=13.58-17.34) more than the EBF boy (Mean=9.59, S.D.=4.20, 95%CI=6.39-12.69) significantly (P=0.01). Follow up two groups till 6 month no statistic significantly. The growth rate of weight, length and head circumference as in percent between the EBF and the non – EBF girl in all aged no statistic significantly. The exclusive breastfeeding till aged 6 month do not make the growth rate difference from the non-exclusive breastfeeding.
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