Growth performance comparison of exclusively breastfed infants with partially breastfed and formula fed infants.

Abstract

BackgroundLittle consensus exists for growth performance of different feeding patterns in infancy. The objective of this study is to assess the growth performance of exclusively breastfed, partially breastfed and formula fed infants in China.MethodsData from a total of 109,052 infants aged 1-Results34.0% and 43.9% of infants were exclusively breastfed and 41.5% and 36.3% were partially breastfed at 4-ConclusionsPartial breastfed and formula fed infants were a little lighter than exclusively breastfed infants in the first half of the first year. Formula fed infants were a little longer than continued breastfed infants in the second half.