Literature review for - Flourish Paediatrics

England.
After the birth, a short
questionnaire was completed
by the parents to ascertain
information regarding their
newborn. At each of the 6-, 12-
, 18-, 24-, and 36-month
follow-up contacts the parents
of each offspring were
instructed to complete a more
in-depth questionnaire about
the child’s living environment
and feeding habits.
Information on asthma and
wheezing was provided
by parents at four follow-ups
(12, 18, 24, and 36 months).
selected.
Mother’s on infants were
visited at home when infant
was 7 months old. Infants
were categorised into BM or
BCM on day 0 of the study
according to mothers recall.
Of 62 infants, 35 were
categorised into the BM
group (receiving only
breastmilk with or without
solids) an 27 were
categorised into the BCM
group (receiving cow’s milk
in addition to breastmilk with
solids)
Breast-milk intake was
measured using deuterium
oxide, complementary food
intake by 1-d food weighing,
total energy expenditure and
total body water using doubly
labeled water; anthropometric
indices were also calculated
from age 9 months to
2 years.
Dietary intake was
determined using
estimated diet records at 9,
12, 18 and 24 months
of age
In both cohorts; growth
data were collected at
healthcare centres. Dietary
consumption was recorded
throughout the first year
(once monthly). Weighedfood
records for 2 days at
2, 4, 6, 9 and 12 months of
age and for 3 days at 2 and
6 years of age were used in
the analysis of food and
nutrient intake. Blood
samples were taken
at 1, 2 and 6 years of age
for analyses of Hb,
serum ferritin (SF), serum
transferrin receptors, mean
corpuscular volume
(MCV) and erythrocyte
distribution width
Icelandic Developmental
Inventory (evaluates the
motor and verbal
development of children
aged 3–6 years) was
completed by the mothers
of seventy-seven
participants from cohort 1,
but as there were only
thirty-six participants from
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