Sentence examples for portion of infant from inspiring English sources

In countries where infectious diseases account for a large portion of infant mortality, widespread use of commercial formula has resulted in epidemics of diarrhea and respiratory disease.

Also, and perhaps more important, such models separate out that portion of infant mortality due to a shorter length of gestation from that due to restricted or excessive fetal growth.

This adds further evidence to the previous literature in the United States and in other countries that air pollution may be associated with some portion of infant mortality in the United States.

A large portion of infant deaths are attributed to early term births and surviving infants are more likely to suffer difficulty breathing, hearing loss, intellectual disabilities, and other health problems (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of the Associate Director for Communication, Digital Media Branch, Division of Public Affairs).

In rural areas of Africa, a substantial portion of infants, children, and women is exposed to debilitating levels of indoor pollution caused by biomass fuel use, which has an inefficient combustion process and a very high particulate matter emission [ 6].

However, because the KPMCP provides medical care to a large portion of infants born in Northern California, our data represent an important estimate of overall care episodes in this population.

However, a significantly lower portion of infants in the treated group had an HBsAg titer >5 cut-off index (normal value: <1], compared to those in the untreated group (16.7% [95% CI: 12.61-20.79] vs. 43.4%[955% CI: 38.22-48.58]; P < 0.05).

In addition to acute effects, MAS may also have serious long-term consequences on the respiratory system, whereas abnormal bronchial reactivity, wheezing and other respiratory pathology were found in a considerable portion of infants who overcome MAS in the neonatal period [ 80].

We defined an infant as "breastfed" if breast milk, either received directly from the breast or expressed, constitutes any portion of the infant diet.

Breastfeeding was defined as provision of breast milk, either directly from the breast or expressed, and may constitute any portion of the infant's diet.

Beginning at the 6-month follow-up we asked the mother specifically about the milk-only portion of the infant's diet, not solid foods.