INSIGHT responsive parenting intervention is associated with healthier patterns of dietary exposures in infants.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether a responsive parenting (RP) intervention affects infant dietary patterns.

Methods

Primiparous mother-newborn dyads (n = 291) were randomized to the Intervention Nurses Start Infants Growing on Healthy Trajectories (INSIGHT) RP intervention or control. Curricula were delivered at nurse home visits at ages 3, 16, 28, and 40 weeks. RP group feeding guidance advised responsive feeding, delayed introduction of solids, repeated exposure to novel foods, and age-appropriate portion sizes. Latent class analysis identified patterns of dietary exposure at 9 months. Class membership at 9 months was used to predict BMI percentile at 2 years.

Results

Five dietary patterns were identified: "Breastfed, Fruits and Vegetables," "Breastfed, Low Variety," "

SUBMITTER: Hohman EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5189916 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature