Adherence with early infant feeding and complementary feeding guidelines in the Cork BASELINE Birth Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe adherence with infant feeding and complementary feeding guidelines.

Design

Prospective study of infant feeding and complementary feeding practices were collected as part of the Cork BASELINE Birth Cohort Study.

Setting

Cork, Ireland.

Subjects

Data are described for the 823 infants for whom a diary was completed.

Results

Breast-feeding was initiated in 81 % of infants, and 34 %, 14 % and 1 % of infants were exclusively breast-fed at hospital discharge, 2 and 6 months, respectively. Stage one infant formula decreased from 71 % at 2 months to 13 % at 12 months. The majority of infants (79 %) were introduced to solids between 17 and 26 weeks and 18 % were given solid foods before 17 weeks. Mothers of infants who commenced complementary

SUBMITTER: O'Donovan SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10271636 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature