infant nutritionBackground: The aim of the present study was to assess whether formula supplementation of infants with failure to thrive can improve underweight without jeopardizing breast-feeding. Methods: In a prospective intervention study 31 term exclusively breast-fed infants were studied, ...
Failure to thrive and insufficient milk are common reasons given for terminating breast-feeding early. Mothers often doubt their natural ability to successfully suckle a young infant. This perceived inadequacy may be reinforced by health professionals who advise supplemental formula feeds to ensure rapid...
Failure to thrive (FTT), also referred to as "weight faltering," "faltering growth," or "growth deficit," [1] is the result of either inadequate calorie absorption, excessive calorie expenditure, or inadequate intake of calories (see image below). [2] It is not usually a result of neglec...
Infant-mother attachment in children with failure to thrive This study may represent an advance in the study of failure to thrive (FTT), as (1) it is the first to use the disorganized/disoriented classification of i... MJ Ward,DBK And,SC Altman - 《Infant Mental Health Journal》 被引量...
For many reasons, an infant may present with presumed ‘failure to thrive’. It is important to consider whether this is a normal variant of growth. Four main patterns exist: Genetic short stature Ex-premature infant Constitutional ‘Catch down’ growth ...
Failure to Thrive Jessica S. Bahorski, Leigh Ann Bray, in Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development (Second Edition), 2020 Abstract Failure to thrive (FTT) is a clinical condition suggesting that a child is not gaining weight as expected for age and height. As such, the child ...
The term failure to thrive (FTT), also known as growth deficiency, describes an infant or toddler whose weight is more than two standard deviations below the mean for age, or less than the 5th percentile based on National Center for Hea... D Drotar,J Robinson - Springer US 被引量: 9发...
Diet history should be detailed, including feeding schedule and techniques for the preparation and feeding of formula or adequacy of breast milk supply. As soon as possible, parents should be observed feeding the infant to evaluate their technique and the infant’s vigor of sucking. An infant ...
Failure to thrive at the breast FAILURE TO THRIVE AT THE BREAST. By - D.P. Davies, T.I. Evans DAVIES,D - 《Lancet》 被引量: 200发表: 1976年 Use of fermented foods to combat stunting and failure to thrive OBJECTIVES: With the adoption of vigorous child survival strategies, infant and...
Neonatal intestinal disorders that prevent infants from getting the nutrients they need may be caused by defects in the lysosomal system that occur before weaning, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.