The purpose of this article is to provide information for health care professionals to guide the assessment of feeding and growth in breastfed ... of infant growth charts and the potential for ...

Doctors in Southampton found eight weeks of extra nutrients led to better growth in babies a year later. It also gave mothers confidence and encouraged them to continue breastfeeding, they report.

In addition to the breastfeeding assessment tools described ... used were not based on breastfed infants. Thus, a look at growth charts in use today is in order.

Baby weight gain is influenced by genetics, eating patterns, and whether a baby is breastfed or formula-fed. Read on for ...