Impact of maternal Ramadan fasting on growth parameters in exclusively breast-fed infants

Khoshdel, Abolfazl. and Najafi, Mostafa. and Kheiri, Soleiman. and Taheri, Elham. and Nasiri, Jafar. and Yousofi, Hossein. and Jafari Boroujeni, Amirgholi. (2007) Impact of maternal Ramadan fasting on growth parameters in exclusively breast-fed infants. Iranian journal of Pediatrics, 17 (4).

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Abstract

Introduction: There are many advantages of breast milk for infants. The impact of Ramadan fasting of breast-feeding mothers on their exclusively breast-fed infants’ growth is still not clear. The objective of this study is to determine the impact of maternal Ramadan fasting on growth parameters of exclusively breast-fed infants. Methods: This cohort study was conducted during Ramadan and five months after Ramadan on 116 healthy, exclusively breast-fed infants aged 15 days to 6 months. 36 infants, whose mothers fasted throughout Ramadan (case group) and 80 infants, whose mothers did not fast (control group), were enrolled in the study. All infants underwent periodic physical examinations, twice in Ramadan, 3 times in the second month and twice monthly in the next 4 months. The data analyses were done using a repeated measure analysis of variance. Statistical significance was defined as P<0.05. Analyses were performed using SPSS statistical package and repeated measures ANOVA. Findings: All growth parameters increased during the study period (P< 0.05), rate of increase being the same for both groups (P>0.05). There is obvious increasing trend for all growth parameters; this trend depends on age and is almost similar for both groups. Conclusion: Ramadan fasting by breast-feeding mothers did not adversely affect the growth parameters of exclusively breast-fed infants in short-term.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Ramadan fasting, Exclusive breast-feeding, Infant, Growth parameters
Subjects: WA Public Health
WQ Obstetrics
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine > Department of Clinical Sciences > Department of Infectious Diseases
Faculty of Medicine > Department of Clinical Sciences > Department of Pediatrics
Faculty of Medicine > Department of Clinical Sciences > Department of Psychiatry
Depositing User: Users 1 not found.
Date Deposited: 10 Dec 2017 10:16
Last Modified: 03 Mar 2018 06:47
URI: http://eprints.skums.ac.ir/id/eprint/6535

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