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- Published on: 22 March 2016
- Published on: 22 March 2016
- Published on: 22 March 2016Show More
Dear Editor,
We acknowledge Dr Nichols's point that the 2006 WHO charts still (and indeed fortunately) show that a small proportion of infants will demonstrate weight faltering and these infants may well need assessment for underlying pathology and/or nutritional support. Indeed the application of these WHO charts to UK practise is the subject of an ongoing DoH-funded RCPCH expert working group and implementatio...
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None declared. - Published on: 22 March 2016Solids after 4 months often neededShow More
There is a danger that the recommendation of exclusive breast-feeding up to six months will become an unworkable dogma. The WHO guidelines do point out the danger of growth faltering and iron and micronutrient deficiencies with exclusive breast-feeding in a minority of infants but the authors do not cover this adequately. Researchers have pointed out that breast milk may not always be sufficiently energy dense to sustain...
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