title: [Growth of infants assisted in nursing appointments in childcare].
abstract: This study aimed to describe the growth during the introduction of complementary feeding to infants assisted in the nursing appointment in childcare. It is a descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative study developed through research in 51 medical records of children aged 4-8 months, from September to October 2012 in a university hospital in the city of Recife, PE. Data were analyzed using Epi Info software, version 6.04 and described in simple and relative frequencies. It was found that for 33% of the children. complementary foods were introduced at six months. Of these, 88.2%, 69.2% and 57.1% showed ascending weight-for-age growth curves, and 88.2%, 66.7% and 71.4% ascending length-for-age growth curves at six, seven and eight months respectively. Children with appropriate and timely introduction of complementary feeding showed upward growth curves and adequate nutritional status.
authors.affiliation: Recife, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
authors.forename: Grazielle Cavalcante
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: de Souza Carneiro
authors.affiliation: Recife, Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lívia Maria Correia
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: de Morais
authors.affiliation: UFPE, Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leidiane Francis
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: de Araújo Costa
authors.affiliation: UFPE, Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Talita Helena Monteiro
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: de Moura
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, UFPE, Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marly
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Javorski
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, UFPE, Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luciana Pedrosa
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Leal
mesh_terms: D002662:Child Health Services; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D009752:Nutritional Status; D010371:Pediatric Nursing