Recommendations on Complementary Food Introduction Among Pediatric Practitioners.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend waiting 3 to 5 days between the introduction of new complementary foods (solid foods introduced to infants <12 months of age), yet with advances in the understanding of infant food diversity, the guidance that pediatric practitioners are providing to parents is unclear.

Objective

To characterize pediatric practitioner recommendations regarding complementary food introduction and waiting periods between introducing new foods.

Design, setting, and participants

In this survey study, a 23-item electronic survey on complementary food introduction among infants was administered to pediatric health care professionals from February 1 to April 30, 2019. Responses were des

SUBMITTER: Samady W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7431991 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature