Ecological momentary assessment of using food to soothe during infancy in the INSIGHT trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Use of food to soothe infant distress has been linked to greater weight in observational studies. We used ecological momentary assessment to capture detailed patterns of food to soothe and evaluate if a responsive parenting intervention reduced parents' use of food to soothe.

Methods

Primiparous mother-newborn dyads were randomized to a responsive parenting intervention designed for obesity prevention or a safety control group. Responsive parenting curriculum included guidance on using alternative soothing strategies (e.g., swaddling), rather than feeding, as the first response to infant fussiness. After the initial intervention visit 3 weeks after delivery, mothers (n = 157) were surveyed for two 5-8 day bursts at infant ages 3 and 8 weeks. Surveys were sent via

SUBMITTER: Adams EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6727410 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature