Infant formula feeding practices in a prospective population based study
Autor: | Patricia Leahy-Warren, Jonathan O'b Hourihane, Deirdre M. Murray, Mairead Kiely, Louise C. Kenny, Hazel A Smith |
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Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Male Parents Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice animal structures First year of life Infant formula Logistic regression Infant feeding practices Choice Behavior 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine fluids and secretions Whey Medicine Humans Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health 030212 general & internal medicine Longitudinal Studies Prospective Studies Infant feeding Determinants 2. Zero hunger Health professionals business.industry digestive oral and skin physiology food and beverages Infant Additional research Infant Formula 3. Good health Population based study Logistic Models Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Infant Care Female Self Report business Birth cohort Ireland 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Demography Research Article |
Zdroj: | BMC Pediatrics |
ISSN: | 1471-2431 |
Popis: | Background: It is recommended that formula-fed infants are given standard whey-based infant formula throughout the first year of life, unless otherwise advised by healthcare professionals. To our knowledge it has not yet been explored if parents are using a whey-based infant formula throughout the first 12 months of life. Reasons for parental choice of formula are also unknown. Therefore, the objective of this paper was to describe parental administration of whey-based and non whey-based infant formula in the first year of life. Methods: Data collected as part of the Cork BASELINE Birth Cohort Study examined infant feeding practices at 2, 6 and 12 months of age. Descriptive analysis explored infant feeding practices and parental reasons for changing from a whey-based to a non whey-based infant formula. Multiple logistic regression investigated parental and infant characteristics associated with the use of whey-based infant formula. Results: In total, 62.4%, 40.4% and 12.8% parent(s) at 2, 6 and 12 months, respectively, gave their infant whey-based infant formula. No parental or infant characteristic was found to consistently influence the use of whey-based infant formula. The most common reason reported by parent(s) for changing their infant’s formula to a non whey-based formula was that they perceived their baby as being hungry. Conclusion: The majority of parent(s) commence their infants on whey-based formula, but most change to non whey-based formula before 12 months of age. Parental perception of infant satiety and not healthcare advice was the most common reason for changing from a whey-based to a non whey-based infant formula. Additional research is now required to investigate the effect of whey-based and non whey-based infant formula on infant growth. |
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