Iron deficiency in breast feeding infants: risk factors and prevention

LI Yun-wei; WANG Dan-hua

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2018-26-06-14

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2018, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (6) : 630-633. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2018-26-06-14

Iron deficiency in breast feeding infants: risk factors and prevention

LI Yun-wei, WANG Dan-hua

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Breastfeeding has positive effect on growth,development,and well-being in both a short-term and a long-term perspective,which makes breastfeeding the optimal nutrition for healthy term infants. Current researches focus on maximizing the advantages of breastfeeding through protecting breastfed infants against iron deficiency in the first a few months and reducing the risk of iron deficiency. This paper reviews studies on the factors influencing iron nutrition including maternal factors,umbilical cord clamping time,gender factors,complementary food and preventive iron supplementation. Existed evidence indicates that improving mothers′knowledge on iron nutrition,iron supplementation and dietary guidance during pregnancy,delayed umbilical cord clamping will help increase iron endowment in neonates at birth; Also,exclusive breastfeeding, appropriate complementary foods for infants with different growth needs,and preventive iron supplementation for infants with high risk of iron deficiency can prevent iron deficiency in full term healthy infants.

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breast feeding / full term / iron deficiency / prevention

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LI Yun-wei, WANG Dan-hua. Iron deficiency in breast feeding infants: risk factors and prevention[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2018, 26(6): 630-633 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2018-26-06-14

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