title: Breast feeding and growth of healthy infants.
abstract: Breast feeding was prevalent and sustained in a prospective growth study of healthy Perth infants and was accompanied by slower weight gains, compared to figures from the 1960s. This may have important effect on the future of young Australians.
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D001724:Birth Weight; D001835:Body Weight; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies