Infant feeding and health-related quality of life in healthy Chinese infants: results from a prospective, observational cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infant feeding regimens, including breastfeeding, formula-feeding, or a combination of the two, may influence infant health-related quality of life (HRQOL). However, few studies have examined this association.

Methods

This prospective cohort study assessed HRQOL in relation to three parent-selected feeding regimens: exclusively breastfed (n = 136), exclusively study formula-fed (n = 140), and mixed-fed with study formula and breast milk (n = 151). Healthy Chinese infants were enrolled at their first normally scheduled well infant clinic visit at age 42 days (study day 1). Parents independently chose their infants' feeding regimens prior to recruitment into the study, with infants in the formula and mixed-fed groups already consuming an infant formula enriched with

SUBMITTER: Hays NP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4977837 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature