Infant temperament is associated with maternal feeding behaviors in early infancy.

ABSTRACT: Parental feeding practices shape infant eating behaviors and may impact obesity risk. For example, feeding on a schedule and using food to soothe have been associated with greater infant weight gain and future obesity risk. Most studies focus on parental determinants of feeding practices, but infant temperament might influence feeding practices parents select. Studies examining associations of infant temperament with parental feeding practices in early infancy are needed. Thus, the purpose of this cross-sectional, observational study was to test the hypothesis that infant temperament would be associated with use of food to soothe and feeding on a schedule. Mother-infant dyads (N = 98) from 3 parent birth cohort studies presented for clinic visits at infant age of 3-5 months. Mothers comple

SUBMITTER: Schneider-Worthington CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8671203 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature