Infant Feeding Varies Across Eating Behavior and Feeding Modalities in Mothers With Low Income

To examine if eating behaviors in mothers with low income relate to attitudes toward infant feeding and whether associations differed between breastfeeding and formula-feeding mothers. Cross-sectional study. Forty postpartum women (aged ≥ 18 years, body mass index ≥ 25 and < 40 kg/m2) in the Loui...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2022-09, Vol.54 (9), p.827-834
Hauptverfasser: Kebbe, Maryam, Altazan, Abby D., Beyl, Robbie A., Gilmore, L. Anne, Redman, Leanne M.
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Zusammenfassung:To examine if eating behaviors in mothers with low income relate to attitudes toward infant feeding and whether associations differed between breastfeeding and formula-feeding mothers. Cross-sectional study. Forty postpartum women (aged ≥ 18 years, body mass index ≥ 25 and < 40 kg/m2) in the Louisiana Women, Infants, and Children program participated in a telehealth postpartum intervention for health and weight loss. Maternal eating behaviors and infant feeding styles, assessed 6–8 weeks after birth (baseline) using validated questionnaires. Significance was detected using independent t tests, chi-square tests for independence, or linear models (P < 0.05). Most mothers formula-fed (n = 27, 68%). In formula-feeding mothers, maternal disinhibition and perceived hunger were positively associated with restrictive infant feeding (β = 0.41, P
ISSN:1499-4046
1878-2620
DOI:10.1016/j.jneb.2022.03.004