assess the growth and development of 15 month- old children who have been breast fed continuously from birth (1994)

this is a field study to assess the growth and development of 15 month-old children who have been   breast fed continuously from birth . this study has been conducted in the health centers related to iran   medical university in tehran in 1995 .   one hundred (n =100) 15 month-old children (50 girls, 50 boys) took pan in this research . brought in   by their mothers , they have referred to one of the health clinks from the four educational hospitals related   10 iran medical university in tehran . they were referred to for their periodical vaccination visits ,   data collecting tools in this study were questionnaire , seca scale and strip metre. the questionnaire was   developed by the researcher and consisted of three parts . the first part included 4 questions on subjects ,   physical measurements (such as weight . height. head circumference, etc:…) at birth, the second part consisted of   6 questions on their specifications currently, and the third pan included 37 questions on their cognitive   emotional and social development .   the collected data au presented in 22 tables and 6 graphs . the descriptional and inferential nameswere wed   to analyze them . growth and development of children under study were compatible with the standard curve .   the findings of the investigation showed that in a major percent of these continuously breast fed subjects j   physical growth was compatible with the standard curve. a lso the majority of these children has gained cognitive motor   emotional and social development, there was a significant correlation between the subjects ' specifications'   such as weight , height, head circumference and chest circumference at birth and at 15 month sub age .   at last according to the results, the researcher makes suggestions for further investigation and for the use of this survey in various areas of children growth and development assessments .