TY - JOUR T1 - Assess the growth and development of 15 month- old children who have been breast fed continuously from birth (1994) TT - بررسی رشد و تکامل کودکان 15 ماهه ای که تداوم تغذیه با شیر مادر داشته اند در مراجعین به مراکز بهداشت و درمان وابسه به دانشگاه علوم پزشکی ایران سال 1373 JF - IJN JO - IJN VL - 13 IS - 20 UR - http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1339-en.html Y1 - 1999 SP - 40 EP - 51 KW - Growth & Development KW - Breast feeding KW - Children N2 -   This is a field study to assess the growth and development of 15 month-old children who have been   breast fed continuously from birth . This study has been conducted in the health centers related to Iran   Medical University in Tehran in 1995 .   One hundred (n =100) 15 month-old children (50 girls, 50 boys) took pan in this research . Brought in   by their mothers , they have referred to one of the health clinks from the four educational hospitals related   10 Iran Medical University in Tehran . They were referred to for their periodical vaccination visits ,   Data collecting tools in this study were questionnaire , Seca scale and strip metre. The questionnaire was   developed by the researcher and consisted of three parts . The first part included 4 questions on subjects ,   physical measurements (such as weight . height. head circumference, etc:…) at birth, the second part consisted of   6 questions on their specifications currently, and the third pan included 37 questions on their cognitive   emotional and social development .   The collected data au presented in 22 tables and 6 graphs . The descriptional and inferential nameswere wed   to analyze them . Growth and development of children under study were compatible with the standard curve .   The findings of the investigation showed that in a major percent of these continuously breast fed subjects J   physical growth was compatible with the standard curve. A lso the majority of these children has gained cognitive motor   emotional and social development, There was a significant correlation between the subjects ' specifications'   such as weight , height, head circumference and chest circumference at birth and at 15 month sub age .   At last according to the results, the researcher makes suggestions for further investigation and for the use of this survey in various areas of children growth and development assessments . M3 ER -