Breastfeeding and Responsive Parenting as Predictors of Infant Weight Change in the First Year.
J Pediatr Psychol
; 46(7): 768-778, 2021 08 11.
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| ID: mdl-34270767
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To test breastfeeding duration and responsive parenting as independent predictors of infant weight change from birth to 12 months, and to test the moderating effect of a tiered parenting intervention on relations between breastfeeding and responsive parenting in relation to infant weight change.METHODS:
Mother-infant dyads (N = 403) were participants in the ongoing Smart Beginnings (SB) randomized controlled trial testing the impact of the tiered SB parenting model that incorporates two evidence-basedinterventions:
Video Interaction Project (VIP) and Family Check-Up (FCU). The sample was low income and predominantly Black and Latinx. Responsive parenting variables (maternal sensitivity and intrusiveness) came from coded observations of mother-infant interactions when infants were 6 months. Continuous weight-for-age (WFA) z-score change and infant rapid weight gain (RWG) from 0 to 12 months were both assessed.RESULTS:
Longer breastfeeding duration was significantly associated with less WFA z-score change. The relationship between breastfeeding duration and WFA z-score change was significant only for infants in the intervention group. Intrusive parenting behaviors were also associated with greater WFA z-score change after accounting for breastfeeding duration.CONCLUSIONS:
This study is one of the first to test both breastfeeding and parenting in relation to infant weight gain in the first year. Findings may have implications for family-focused child obesity prevention programs.Palavras-chave
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Poder Familiar
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Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
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En
Revista:
J Pediatr Psychol
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article