OBJECTIVE: To assess the growth pattern of full term low and adequate birth weight infants during the first two years of life and to identify the determinants at the time of the greatest growth deceleration. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was conducted with 148 full term infants in five small towns of the state of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil. Newborns were recruited from maternities between January 1993 and January 1994 and their anthropometric measurements were taken at one, two, four, six, […]

Information on the relationship between hematological indices of mother and newborn is contradictory. In order to compare the mentioned indices, the present study was carried out. The results of our study show that the higher the hematologic indices in the mother the higher the hematologic indices in the newborn.