fa مقایسه‌ی شاخص‌های رشد در شیرخواران مادران روزه‌دار و غیر روزه‌دار عمومى General پژوهشی Original <p class="Abstract" style="MARGIN: 0cm 1cm 0pt DIRECTION: ltr unicode-bidi: embed TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><strong><font face="Arial">Abstract</font></strong></p><p class="Abstract" style="MARGIN: 0cm 1cm 0pt DIRECTION: ltr unicode-bidi: embed TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><strong><font face="Arial"><u>Introduction</u>: The many advantages of exclusively breast feeding infants are documented breast-feeding enhances the growth and development of breast fed infants. The impact of Ramadan fasting by breast-feeding mothers on the growth parameters of exclusively breast-fed infants is still not clear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of maternal fasting during Ramadan on the growth parameters of their exclusively breast-fed infants. <u>Material and methods</u>: This cohort study was performed throughout Ramadan and for five months after, on healthy, exclusive breast-fed infants (n=116), aged between 15 days to 6 months, assigned into two groups, based on their mothers fasting: Control group (n=80) and fasting group (infants with fasting mothers: n=36). All infants underwent periodic physical examinations twice in Ramadan, 3 times in the second month and then twice monthly in next 4 months. The infant’s growth status was evaluated by calculating each growth parameters (weight, height, head circumference) as a percentage of the median value for age, based on appropriate growth charts. <u>Results</u>: The mean age of infants in the case group was 3.43 ± 1.38 and in the control group was 2.31±1.45 months, age being significantly different between the two groups (P<0.05). Fifty-four (46.6%) were boys and this proportion was the same in both groups (P>0.05). According to the repeated measures ANOVA, all growth parameters increased during the study period (P< 0.05) but the rate of increaseing was the same for both groups (P>0.05). <u>Conclusion</u>: Ramadan fasting by breast-feeding mothers did not adversely affect on the growth parameters of exclusively breast-fed infants. </font></strong></p> تغذیه‌ی انحصاری با شیر مادر، روزه‌داری، شیرخوار، شاخص‌های رشد، ماه رمضان Ramadan fasting, Exclusive breast-feeding, Infant, Growth parameters 155 161 http://ijem.sbmu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-81-44&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 A. Khodel ابوالفضل خوشدل Nikakhosh@Gmail.com 400031947532846003422 400031947532846003422 Yes S. Kheiri سلیمان خیری 400031947532846003423 400031947532846003423 No J. Nasiri جعفر نصیری 400031947532846003424 400031947532846003424 No E. Taheri الهام طاهری 400031947532846003425 400031947532846003425 No M. Najafi مصطفی نجفی 400031947532846003426 400031947532846003426 No A. Salehifard علی ضامن صالحی فرد 400031947532846003427 400031947532846003427 No A. Jafari امیرقلی جعفری 400031947532846003428 400031947532846003428 No