Maternal iodine status during lactation and infant weight and length in Henan Province, China

Infants are very sensitive to iodine deficiency. Breastfed infants are dependent on maternal iodine intake. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between maternal iodine status during lactation and infant weight and length. A cross-sectional survey was conducted to investigate mater...

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Published in:BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2017-11, Vol.17 (1), p.383-383, Article 383
Main Authors: Yang, Jin, Zhu, Lin, Li, Xiaofeng, Zheng, Heming, Wang, Zhe, Hao, Zongyu, Liu, Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Babies
Baby foods
Birth weight
Body Height
Body Weight
Breast Feeding
Breastfeeding & lactation
China
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health care
Height for age
Hormones
Humans
Hypothyroidism
Infant
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Infant, Newborn
Iodine
Iodine - urine
Laboratories
Lactation
Lactation - urine
Maternal nutrition
Mothers
Nutrition
Nutritional Status
Pregnancy
Socioeconomic factors
Software
Thyroid gland
Urine
Weight for age
Womens health
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Summary:Infants are very sensitive to iodine deficiency. Breastfed infants are dependent on maternal iodine intake. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between maternal iodine status during lactation and infant weight and length. A cross-sectional survey was conducted to investigate maternal iodine status and infant anthropometric measures in Henan Province, China. Only exclusive breastfeeding mothers and their infants
ISSN:1471-2393
1471-2393
DOI:10.1186/s12884-017-1569-0