Background: Failure to thrive is still a common problem among children, especially in developing countries, and it one of the risk factors for stunting. Factors that contribute failure are medical conditions, nutrition, eating skills, psychosocial characteristics. This study was conducted determine prevalence growth children influence aged 6-24 months who live working area Cisaat Health Center....

The cognitive development of a group of 89 cerebral-palsied infants, aged six to 24 months, was investigated using the Uzgiris-Hunt scales. The results were compared with normative data for the Italian population and with data obtained in a group of low-risk term and preterm infants, 11 to 13 months old. The test was easy to carry out, even on infants with a severe motor impairment. The majorit...

The aim of this study was to investigate the stability of mental performance of very low birth weight premature infants during the first two years of life, and to identify factors associated with mental performance.The study included 109 children. The Mental Scale of Bayley Scales of Infant Development - Second Edition was administered at 6, 12 and 18-24 months of corrected age. The stability o...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether blood cadmium concentration is elevated in iron-deficient infants. METHODS Blood cadmium and serum ferritin concentrations, serum iron/total iron-binding capacity (Fe/TIBC) and complete blood counts were measured in 31 iron deficient and 36 control infants, aged 6-24 months. All 31 iron-deficient infants received iron supplementation for 1-6 months. RESULTS B...

Four experiments examined how faces compete with physically salient stimuli for the control of attention in 4-, 6-, and 8-month-old infants (N = 117 total). Three computational models were used to quantify physical salience. We presented infants with visual search arrays containing a face and familiar object(s), such as shoes and flowers. Six- and 8-month-old infants looked first and longest at...

Abstract Objectives: to verify the correlation between consumption of ultra-processed food among mothers and children under two years age main characteristics related this consumption. Methods: cross-sectional study conducted in public health services. Three 24-hour recalls were applied assess intake. The was grouped into: sugary drinks; meat; sauces creams; dairy products; snacks; pastas; muci...

BACKGROUND Many measures of infants' early cognitive development, including the BSID-II (The Bayley Scales of Infant Development), mix together test items that assess a number of different developmental domains including language, attention, motor functioning and social abilities, and some items contribute to the assessment of more than one domain. Consequently, the scales may lead to under- or...

Introduction: Breast milk is a complete food for growing children until 6 months of age, and mothers, as the most important child health care, play a decisive role in their growth. So promoting  their attitude toward the benefits of breastfeeding ensures guarantee child health in the future. This study aimed to assess maternal knowledge and attitude of Mashhad toward exclusive Breast Milk Feedi...