Infants Growth Faltering in District of Indramayu, West Jawa

Newborns in Indramayu were examined for their birth weight and length and their subsequent length at the age of 1,2,3,4,5,6 month, 9 and 12 month. This 2 years cohort study included 720 newborns who were able to be measured at birth, 534 newborns up to 3 months of age, 408 newborns up to 6 months of age and 271 newborns up to 12 months of age. Out of 720 newborns, there were 516 normal babies, 63 preterms, and 141 IUGR. Growth faltering was calculated bi monthly up to 6 months old. This study suggested that growth faltering had started at early stage of life and in an inconvenient environment normal babies suffered most, but the IUGR API babies had the highest degree of faltering (cm)