Exclusive Breastfeeding and Developmental and Behavioral Status in Early Childhood
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Selected Measures of Developmental and Behavioral Status
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Sample Size and Characteristics of Participants
Variables | Group CF | Group EBF |
---|---|---|
Boys | 17 (49%) * | 13 (42%) * |
Birth weight (g) | 3687 (432) | 3733 (526) |
Length at birth (cm) | 51.3 (1.8) | 51.7 (1.9) |
Head circumference at birth (cm) | 35.8 (1.3) † | 35.9 (1.4) |
Gain in head circumference from birth–18 months (cm) | 12.6 (1.2) ‡ | 12.6 (1.7) § |
Age when Brigance Screens-II was performed (months) | 32.3 (1.6) | 32.8 (1.6) |
Gestational length (days) | 280.5 (9.3) | 280.8 (7.1) |
Maternal age (years) | 29.4 (4.4) | 31.2 (4.8) |
Maternal education ║ | 22 (63%) * | 16 (52%) * |
Vaginal delivery | 33 (94%) * | 23 (74%) * |
Parity | 2.0 (2.0) ¶ | 2.0 (1.0) ¶ |
Father’s education ║ | 13 (38%) *‡ | 14 (45%) * |
3.2. Developmental and Behavioral Status
Variables | Group CF | Group EBF | P-value |
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PEDS questionnaire | |||
Parents with concerns according to PEDS at 18 months | 5 (17%) *; n = 29 | 11 (44%) *; n = 25 | 0.03 |
Parents with concerns according to PEDS at 30–35 months | 14 (33%) *; n = 42 | 15 (42%) *; n = 36 | 0.45 |
Brigance Screens-II | n = 35 | n = 31 | |
Total score at 30–35 months | 86.0 (12.5) † | 86.5 (12.5) † | 0.82 |
Total score above cut off value ‡ | 2 (6%) * | 4 (13%) * | 0.41 |
Score of predictive factors combined above cut off value § | 7 (20%) * | 3 (10%) *║ | 0.32 |
Components of the Brigance Screens-II | |||
Gross motor skills | 6.0 (6.0) † | 6.0 (4.5) †║ | 0.44 |
Fine motor skills | 19.0 (3.0) † | 19.0 (3.0) †║ | 0.89 |
Expressive and receptive language | 40.5 (8.0) † | 42.0 (9.5) †║ | 0.81 |
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Jonsdottir, O.H.; Thorsdottir, I.; Gunnlaugsson, G.; Fewtrell, M.S.; Hibberd, P.L.; Kleinman, R.E. Exclusive Breastfeeding and Developmental and Behavioral Status in Early Childhood. Nutrients 2013, 5, 4414-4428. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu5114414
Jonsdottir OH, Thorsdottir I, Gunnlaugsson G, Fewtrell MS, Hibberd PL, Kleinman RE. Exclusive Breastfeeding and Developmental and Behavioral Status in Early Childhood. Nutrients. 2013; 5(11):4414-4428. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu5114414
Chicago/Turabian StyleJonsdottir, Olof H., Inga Thorsdottir, Geir Gunnlaugsson, Mary S. Fewtrell, Patricia L. Hibberd, and Ronald E. Kleinman. 2013. "Exclusive Breastfeeding and Developmental and Behavioral Status in Early Childhood" Nutrients 5, no. 11: 4414-4428. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu5114414
APA StyleJonsdottir, O. H., Thorsdottir, I., Gunnlaugsson, G., Fewtrell, M. S., Hibberd, P. L., & Kleinman, R. E. (2013). Exclusive Breastfeeding and Developmental and Behavioral Status in Early Childhood. Nutrients, 5(11), 4414-4428. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu5114414