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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1985 31(1):24-30; doi:10.1093/tropej/31.1.24
© 1985 by Oxford University Press
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Infant Nutrition and Growth in Relation to Maternal Nutrition in Rural Kenya

Jane A. Kusin, MD, PhD*, Wil M. Van Steenbergen*, C. De With* and A. A. J. Jansen, MD, PhD**

*Subdepartment of Nutrition, Royal Tropical Institute Amsterdam, The Netherlands
**Previously Medical Research Centre Nairobi, Kenya

Breastmilk intake, amount of complementary foods consumed and growth were assessed in breast-fed infants, age 0–5 months. Two groups were compared: 46 infants from mothers with a low weight-for-height during pregnancy and lactation (WH-minus group) and 52 infants from mothers with a food weight-for-height in the same period (WH-plus group).

Complementary foods were introduced between 1–5 months of age. Breastmilk intake was comparable in exclusively breast-fed and mixed-fed infants.

Energy and protein intake as well as growth of infants from undernourished mothers (WH-minus group) were not significantly different from those of well-nourished mothers (WH-plus group).

Although growth velocity of the infants studied was lower than the NCHS reference, attained weight and length were acceptable at a wide range in timing of introduction of complementary foods.


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