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An Exploration of Complementary Feeding Practices, Information Needs and Sources
Following complementary feeding (CF) guidelines might be challenging for mothers lacking time, resources and/or information. We aimed to explore CF practices, information needs and channels used to obtain information in parents living in areas of socioeconomic deprivation. Sixty-four parents of infa...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6888072/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31698714 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224311 |
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author | Garcia, Ada L. Looby, Sarah McLean-Guthrie, Kimberley Parrett, Alison |
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description | Following complementary feeding (CF) guidelines might be challenging for mothers lacking time, resources and/or information. We aimed to explore CF practices, information needs and channels used to obtain information in parents living in areas of socioeconomic deprivation. Sixty-four parents of infants aged 4–12 months completed a short questionnaire and 21 were interviewed. Mean (SD) weaning age was 5 ± 2.5 months, foods given >7 times/week included commercial baby foods (33%) and fruits (39%) while 86% gave formula daily. The main sources of CF information were friends and family (91%), the internet (89%) and health visitors (77%). Online forums (20%), e.g., Facebook and Netmums, were used to talk to other parents because they felt that “not enough” information was given to them by health professionals. Parents felt access to practical information was limited and identified weaning classes or online video tutorials could help meet their needs. Themes identified in qualitative findings were (1) weaning practices (i.e., concerns with child’s eating; and (2) information sources and needs (i.e., trust in the National Health Service (NHS) as a reliable source, need for practical advice). In conclusion, parents are accessing information from a number of non-evidence-based sources and they express the need for more practical advice. |
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spelling | pubmed-68880722019-12-09 An Exploration of Complementary Feeding Practices, Information Needs and Sources Garcia, Ada L. Looby, Sarah McLean-Guthrie, Kimberley Parrett, Alison Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Following complementary feeding (CF) guidelines might be challenging for mothers lacking time, resources and/or information. We aimed to explore CF practices, information needs and channels used to obtain information in parents living in areas of socioeconomic deprivation. Sixty-four parents of infants aged 4–12 months completed a short questionnaire and 21 were interviewed. Mean (SD) weaning age was 5 ± 2.5 months, foods given >7 times/week included commercial baby foods (33%) and fruits (39%) while 86% gave formula daily. The main sources of CF information were friends and family (91%), the internet (89%) and health visitors (77%). Online forums (20%), e.g., Facebook and Netmums, were used to talk to other parents because they felt that “not enough” information was given to them by health professionals. Parents felt access to practical information was limited and identified weaning classes or online video tutorials could help meet their needs. Themes identified in qualitative findings were (1) weaning practices (i.e., concerns with child’s eating; and (2) information sources and needs (i.e., trust in the National Health Service (NHS) as a reliable source, need for practical advice). In conclusion, parents are accessing information from a number of non-evidence-based sources and they express the need for more practical advice. MDPI 2019-11-06 2019-11 /pmc/articles/PMC6888072/ /pubmed/31698714 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224311 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Garcia, Ada L. Looby, Sarah McLean-Guthrie, Kimberley Parrett, Alison An Exploration of Complementary Feeding Practices, Information Needs and Sources |
title | An Exploration of Complementary Feeding Practices, Information Needs and Sources |
title_full | An Exploration of Complementary Feeding Practices, Information Needs and Sources |
title_fullStr | An Exploration of Complementary Feeding Practices, Information Needs and Sources |
title_full_unstemmed | An Exploration of Complementary Feeding Practices, Information Needs and Sources |
title_short | An Exploration of Complementary Feeding Practices, Information Needs and Sources |
title_sort | exploration of complementary feeding practices, information needs and sources |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6888072/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31698714 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224311 |
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