From the abstract: Maternal reports of food avoidance eating behaviours were associated with an emotional child temperament, high levels of
maternal feeding control, using food for behaviour regulation, and low encouragement of a balanced and varied food intake.
Not exact matches
Funding / Support: The Infant
Feeding Practices Study II was funded by the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, Office of Women's Health, National Institutes of Health, and
Maternal and Child Health Bureau in the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Studying lactation with real mother - infant pairs presents two challenges: Visualizing the flow and tissue mechanics is either impossible or very difficult, and manipulating the mechanical properties of the
maternal gland in a
controlled way that gets at the factors significantly affecting infant
feeding can not be done.
In 2016, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship on effect of infant
feeding method on
maternal eating behaviour, food choice and weight
control.
The fight against persistent underweight, stunting and wasting among children in developing countries is based on appropriate
maternal, infant and young child
feeding practices including micro-nutrient deficiencies prevention and
control.
This is consistent with other studies demonstrating a link between breastfeeding and
maternal sensitivity.25, 26,27 For example, in a longitudinal study of more than 1300 families in the USA, mothers who breast
fed were observed to be more sensitive to their babies at 6, 15, 24 and 36 months.27 Importantly, this difference persisted after statistical
control for the effects of
maternal mental health, the quality of the home environment in terms of infant health and stimulation and socioeconomic status.
Mother, Infant and Young Child Nutrition & Malnutrition The fight against persistent underweight, stunting and wasting among children in developing countries is based on appropriate
maternal, infant and young child
feeding practices including micronutrient deficiencies prevention and
control.
Efficacy of an online breastfeeding tutorial and
maternal needs assessment in increasing breastmilk - only
feeding in a pediatric practice: results of a randomized
controlled trial
Intervention: a community - based worker carrying out 2 activities: 1) 1 home visit to all pregnant women in the third trimester, followed by subsequent monthly home visits to all infants aged 0 — 24 months to support appropriate
feeding, infection
control, and care - giving; 2) a monthly women's group meeting using participatory learning and action to catalyse individual and community action for
maternal and child health and nutrition.
Maternal diet during pregnancy and lactation may prime offspring for weight gain and obesity later in life, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers, who looked at rats whose mothers consumed a high - fat diet and found that the offspring's
feeding controls and feelings of fullness did not function normally.
The findings, published in the Journal of Physiology, suggest that there are significant effects of
maternal and perinatal diet on some of the regions that
control feeding and satiety in the brain.
Breast -
feeding through the first year predicts
maternal control in
feeding and subsequent toddler energy intakes
The secondary aim was to establish whether
maternal feeding practices or child eating behaviours would predict child BMIz one year later, after
controlling for initial BMIz.
With use of the Intrusiveness / Over
Control Scale designed for the NICHD SECCYD Mother - Child Structured Interaction Task (31) as a guide,
maternal intrusiveness during
feeding was defined as
maternal behavior that was adult - centered rather than child - centered, and imposed the mother's agenda on the child.
Maternal feeding practices become more
controlling after and not before excessive rates of weight gain
BMI z - score at T2 was not significantly predicted by T1
maternal feeding practices (R 2 Change =.01, p =.857), or by T1 child eating behaviours (R 2 Change =.01, p =.707) after
controlling for
maternal and child covariates, and T1 BMIz.
This finding persisted even when
controlling for obesity at age 3 years, several postulated intermediates (including child bottle -
feeding and television viewing), and ostensible confounders such as
maternal depression,
maternal smoking during pregnancy, child birth weight, and other relevant covariates.
Mean (± SE) percent change in girls» BMI percentile from age 5 to 7 y by
maternal controlling feeding profiles and level of inhibitory
control (n = 180).
Mean (± SE) change in girls» EAH from age 5 to 7 y by
maternal controlling feeding profiles and level of inhibitory
control (n = 180).
ANCOVA models were used to test whether girls» temperament (ie, inhibitory
control and approach) moderated the relation between
feeding profiles and girls» EAH and BMI at 5 y. Girls» inhibitory
control and approach did not emerge as moderators at 5 y; however, a main effect of
feeding profile was observed on EAH at 5 y after adjustment for
maternal BMI and education level and family income (F [63,6] = 2.56, P < 0.05).
The infants» sleep and
feeding disturbances improved, separation difficulties diminished,
maternal sensitivity to infants» cues increased and intrusive
control decreased.
It was the first study to identify multiple profiles of
maternal controlling feeding practices by using LPA — a more person - centered methodologic approach.
Background characteristics at study entry and descriptive statistics for key variables, by
maternal controlling feeding profiles (n = 180) 1