The association between early introduction of tiny tastings of solid foods and duration of breastfeeding.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Conflicting advice and non-evidence-based recommendations have a negative effect on breastfeeding. Since 2011, the National Food Agency in Sweden has informed parents that they can introduce tiny tastings (1 mL of solid food, i.e. other sources of nutrition than breastmilk/formula) to infants from four months of age. It is unknown how national recommendations, which differ from the Word Health Organisation's recommendation, affect breastfeeding. We hypothesised that introduction of tiny tastings of solid foods would shorten the duration of continued breastfeeding.

Methods

This retrospective study utilises data from the longitudinal 'Swedish Pregnancy Planning Study', in which mothers were recruited at antenatal clinics on a national level. The participants complet

SUBMITTER: Stern J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9843836 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature