title: Assessment of breastfeeding and infant growth.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to provide information for health care professionals to guide the assessment of feeding and growth in breastfed infants. Tools to assist in the assessment of breastfeeding are discussed, as well as infant weight, infant test-weighing, elimination, and growth patterns. We present in detail the research surrounding the development of infant growth charts and the potential for inaccurate assessment.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Moline, IL 61265, USA. phill@uic.edu
authors.forename: Pamela D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Teresa S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth / Q000502:physiology; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007229:Infant Welfare / Q000517:prevention & control; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000502:physiology*