ArticleMaternal & child nutrition2016
Differences in eating behaviour, well-being and personality between mothers following baby-led vs. traditional weaning styles.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Baby-led weaning: what a systematic review of the literature adds on.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2018Pooled it
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- Complementary Feeding Frequency and Maternal Health: Reducing Anxiety and Improving Sleep Through Biobehavioral Pathways.Nature and science of sleep · 2026Article
- Maternal anxiety during solid food introduction: insights from a comparative feeding practices study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
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- Essential elements for learning to eat: guidance to support families with infants and young children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Review
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- Infant Complementary Feeding Methods and Subsequent Occurrence of Food Neophobia-A Cross-Sectional Study of Polish Children Aged 2-7 Years.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Professional Feeding Guidance Improved Infants' Self-Feeding Proportion during Complementary Foods Introduction in Beijing, China: An Exploratory Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Are Complementary Feeding Practices Aligned with Current Recommendations? A Narrative Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Effect of being a persistent picky eater on feeding difficulties in school-aged children.Appetite · 2023Article
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- Traditional complementary feeding or BLW (Baby Led Weaning) method? - A cross-sectional study of Polish infants during complementary feeding.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Practical Implementation of the BLW Method During the Expansion of the Infant Diet-A Study Among Polish Children.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Infant Feeding and Information Sources in Chilean Families Who Reported Baby-Led Weaning as a Complementary Feeding Method.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Complementary Feeding Methods-A Review of the Benefits and Risks.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- The Use of Added Salt and Sugar in the Diet of Polish and Austrian Toddlers. Associated Factors and Dietary Patterns, Feeding and Maternal Practices.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- BABY-LED WEANING, AN OVERVIEW OF THE NEW APPROACH TO FOOD INTRODUCTION: INTEGRATIVE LITERATURE REVIEW.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2020Review
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Abstract
Baby-led weaning, where infants self-feed family foods in place of traditional spoon-feeding of purees, is continuing to grow in popularity. Evidence is emerging which suggests that the method may promote healthier eating behaviour and weight gain in children, but the research is in its infancy. One issue is the self-selecting nature of participants to the approach. Although those who follow a baby-led approach are known to have a higher education and more professional occupation, little is known about wider maternal characteristics, which might affect either adoption of or outcomes of the method. The aim of this study was to explore differences in maternal characteristics between those adopting a baby-led or traditional approach. Six hundred four mothers with an infant aged 6-12 months completed a questionnaire including a copy of the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (DEBQ), Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) (anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and depression scales) and Ten Item Personality Questionnaire (TIPQ) alongside details of weaning approach (baby-led vs. traditional). Mothers who adopted a baby-led weaning style scored significantly lower on restrained eating (DEBQ), anxiety and introversion (TIPQ) and anxiety and obsessive-compulsive symptoms (BSI). Mothers who currently adopt a baby-led approach are therefore significantly different in personality, eating behaviour and well-being characteristics compared with those adopting a traditional approach. These characteristics may affect likelihood of choosing a baby-led approach or indirectly affect outcomes for infants weaned using the approach. Further research exploring baby-led weaning in a wider population sample is needed.
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