Parental considerations during complementary feeding in higher income countries: a systematic review of qualitative evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Worldwide data suggest a clash between parental complementary feeding practices and recommendations. Understanding the circumstances under which parents form their feeding practices is a crucial step to improve such practices. This paper aimed to systematically review the existing qualitative literature and synthesise the factors that parents take into consideration in relation to complementary feeding.

Design

A systematic review was undertaken. Four electronic databases were searched for qualitative studies published after 2001 exploring parental experiences during complementary feeding. A framework that included authors' outcomes of interest was used to extract and synthesise study findings. The Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research were used to critically

SUBMITTER: Spyreli E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9884778 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature