ArticleAppetite2013
Who's feeding baby? Non-maternal involvement in feeding and its association with dietary intakes among infants and toddlers.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Systematic Review of Research on Non-Maternal Caregivers' Feeding of Children 0-3 Years.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Relationship Between Early Childhood Non-Parental Childcare and Diet, Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- A systematic review of grandparents' influence on grandchildren's cancer risk factors.PloS one · 2017Pooled it
- The influence of grandmothers on breastfeeding rates: a systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2016Pooled it
- Factors influencing obesogenic dietary intake in young children (0-6 years): systematic review of qualitative evidence.BMJ open · 2015Pooled it
- The El Valor de Nuestra Salud clustered randomized controlled trial store-based intervention to promote fruit and vegetable purchasing and consumption.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Trial
- Validation of the Infant Feeding Beliefs Questionnaire (IFBQ) among pregnant African- American women and their study partners.Appetite · 2019Trial
- Family-based obesity prevention for infants: Design of the "Mothers & Others" randomized trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2017Trial
- Learning to like vegetables during breastfeeding: a randomized clinical trial of lactating mothers and infants.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2017Trial
- Understanding the role of mothers and other caregivers in the context of infant feeding using the family ecological model.Appetite · 2025Article
- Barriers and facilitators to healthy eating during post-partum among non-Hispanic Black mothers.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Article
- The co-design of support strategies for sustainable, healthy and affordable food provision in Early Childhood Education settings.Public health nutrition · 2024Article
- Biological and behavioral pathways from prenatal depression to offspring cardiometabolic risk: Testing the developmental origins of health and disease hypothesis.Developmental psychology · 2024Review
- Ethical implications of the widespread use of informal mHealth methods in Ghana.Journal of medical ethics · 2024Article
- Parental Decision-Making Around Introducing Complementary Foods: An Integrative Review.Journal of family nursing · 2023Review
- Children's Dietary Intake by Early Care and Education Setting in the US Affiliated Pacific.Journal of nutrition education and behavior · 2023Article
- Do maternal grandmothers influence breastfeeding duration and infant nutrition? Evidence from Merida, Mexico.American journal of biological anthropology · 2022Article
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- Associations between Cultural Identity, Household Membership and Diet Quality among Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Filipino Infants in Hawai'i.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Engaging family members in maternal, infant and young child nutrition activities in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic scoping review.Maternal & child nutrition · 2021Article
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Abstract
This study examined non-maternal involvement in feeding during the first 2 years of life and its association with breastfeeding duration, early introduction of complementary foods, and dietary intakes of selected foods and beverages. Data were from the Infant Care, Feeding and Risk of Obesity Study, a cohort of 217 low-income, African-American mother-infant dyads, followed from 3 to 18 months postpartum. Non-maternal caregivers (NMCs) were defined as persons involved in feeding an infant/toddler 50% or more of the total daily feedings. Use of any NMC and the type of NMC was tabulated for each study visit (3, 6, 9, 12, and 18 months). At each time point, more than half of all households reported a NMC. Fathers, grandmothers, and licensed childcare providers were the most common types of NMCs. In longitudinal models adjusted for confounding variables, NMC use was associated with a decreased likelihood of continued breastfeeding, and an increased likelihood of infants and toddlers consuming juice or whole fruit. Given the high prevalence of non-maternal involvement in feeding, interventions targeting multiple family members are warranted as they are likely to be more effective than those targeting the mother alone.
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