Racial/ethnic differences in maternal feeding practices and beliefs at 6 months postpartum.
Public Health Nutr
; : 1-10, 2022 Jan 14.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To examine racial/ethnic differences in maternal feeding practices and beliefs in a sample of low-income smoke-exposed women.DESIGN:
Cross-sectional analysis using data collected during a randomised control trial. Maternal feeding practices and beliefs were assessed using the Infant Feeding Questionnaire (IFQ), which was administered at 6 months postpartum. ANOVA was used to examine differences in IFQ items by race/ethnicity, while multivariable linear regression models were used to examine differences in IFQ factor scores by race/ethnicity adjusting for potential confounders.SETTING:
Participants were recruited from prenatal clinics.PARTICIPANTS:
343 women (39 % non-Hispanic White, 28 % Hispanic/Latina, 13 % Black, and 20 % other).RESULTS:
Racial/ethnic minority mothers were more likely than non-Hispanic White mothers to put cereal in their infant's bottle so that the infant would stay full longer (P = 0·032), state their infant wanted more than just formula or breast milk prior to 4 months (P = 0·019), allow their infant to eat whenever he/she wanted (P = 0·023) and only allow their infant to eat at set times (P < 0·001). Adjusting for potential confounders, racial/ethnic minority mothers had higher scores for factors 1 (concern about infant undereating or becoming underweight), 2 (concern about infant's hunger), 4 (concern about infant overeating or becoming overweight) and 5 (feeding infant on a schedule), and lower scores for factor 7 (social interaction with the infant during feeding) than White mothers. Racial/ethnic differences were not found for the other two factors.CONCLUSIONS:
Differences in maternal feeding practices and beliefs across race/ethnicity are present at 6 months postpartum.
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MEDLINE
Type d'étude:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
Langue:
En
Journal:
Public Health Nutr
Sujet du journal:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Année:
2022
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
États-Unis d'Amérique