Relationship between breast milk composition and weight growth velocity of infants fed with exclusive breast milk

HUANG Li-Li; XIONG Fei; YANG Fan

doi:10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2016.10.005

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Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ›› 2016, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (10) : 943-946. DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2016.10.005

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Relationship between breast milk composition and weight growth velocity of infants fed with exclusive breast milk

HUANG Li-Li, XIONG Fei, YANG Fan

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Objective To study the effect of breast milk composition on weight growth velocity of infants fed with exclusive breast milk. Methods One hundred and thirty-eight full-term singleton infants who received regular follow-up visits and fed with exclusive breast milk and their mothers were recruited. Body height, weight and head circumference of these infants were measured at regular visits. Z scores were used to evaluate growth velocity. The subjects were classified into a failure to thrive group (ΔZ scores ≤ -0.67), a poor growth group (-0.67 < ΔZ scores<0) and a normal control group (ΔZ scores ≥ 0). The samples of mature breast milk were collected for composition analysis. The differences in the levels of the protein, fats, energy, carbohydrates and minerals in breast milk were compared among the three groups. Results ΔZ scores for weight in the failure to thrive and poor growth groups were lower than in the normal control group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the levels of protein, fats and energy in breast milk among the failure to thrive, poor growth and normal control groups. However, the levels of carbohydrates and minerals in both the failure to thrive and poor growth groups were lower than in the normal control group (P < 0.05). Conclusions Weight growth velocity of infants can be affected by the composition of breast milk to a certain degree in a short period. In order to maintain a good weight growth velocity of infants, mothers should have a balanced diet to improve the quality of breast milk.

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Breast milk composition / Breastfeeding / Weight growth / Infant

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HUANG Li-Li, XIONG Fei, YANG Fan. Relationship between breast milk composition and weight growth velocity of infants fed with exclusive breast milk[J]. Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 2016, 18(10): 943-946 https://doi.org/10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2016.10.005

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