ReviewCurrent nutrition reports2017
Baby-Led Weaning: The Evidence to Date.
Review in Current nutrition reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05771324 (The Effect of Baby-Led Weaning and Traditional Complementary Feeding Education on Infant Development Randomized Controlled Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 45 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Effect of Baby-Led Weaning and Traditional Complementary Feeding Education on Infant Development Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
45 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A Systematic Review of the Relation between Complementary Feeding and Children's Development.Current nutrition reports · 2025Pooled it
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- Baby-led weaning: what a systematic review of the literature adds on.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2018Pooled it
- Associations Between Complementary Feeding Approach, Dietary Intake, and Growth: A Secondary Analysis of the Maternal and Infant Nutrition Trial.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2026Trial
- Caregivers' Attitudes Toward Baby-Led Weaning: Development and Psychometric Validation of the BLW-CAS.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Nurturing Bonds: A Qualitative Exploration of Breastfeeding and Responsive Feeding Practices in Samoan Mother-Infants Dyads.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2026Article
- How Does Household Food Insecurity Impact Complementary Feeding, in High Income Countries, in a Cost-of-Living Crisis? A Systematic Scoping Review.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Article
- Complementary Feeding and Risk of Choking: A Survey Among Parents and Primary Care Pediatricians in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Translation and validation of health professionals' knowledge and attitudes instrument regarding Baby-Led Weaning approach into European Portuguese.Journal of public health research · 2025Article
- Textural Flow Analysis of United States Commercially Available Baby Foods: Packaging and Delivery Method Comparisons by the International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative Framework.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Clinical variability in complementary feeding counseling in Türkiye: results from a pediatrician survey.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Household food insecurity and novel complementary feeding methods in New Zealand families.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Observational
- Critical vitamin D and iron intakes in infants aged 6-11 months: results from the nationwide German KiESEL study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Approach to Complementary Feeding and Infant Language Use: An Observational Study.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Observational
- Use of baby food products during the complementary feeding period: What factors drive parents' choice of products?Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Article
- Current Evidence on Nutrient Intakes and Infant Growth: A Narrative Review of Baby-Led Weaning vs. Conventional Weaning.Nutrients · 2024Review
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- Complementary Feeding: Tradition, Innovation and Pitfalls.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Complementary Feeding Practices: Recommendations of Pediatricians for Infants with and without Allergy Risk.Nutrients · 2024Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewInfants are traditionally introduced to solid foods using spoon-feeding of specially prepared infant foods. RECENT
findingsHowever, over the last 10-15 years, an alternative approach termed 'baby-led weaning' has grown in popularity. This approach involves allowing infants to self-feed family foods, encouraging the infant to set the pace and intake of the meal. Proponents of the approach believe it promotes healthy eating behaviour and weight gain trajectories, and evidence is starting to build surrounding the method. This review brings together all empirical evidence to date examining behaviours associated with the approach, its outcomes and confounding factors. SUMMARY: Overall, although there is limited evidence suggesting that a baby-led approach may encourage positive outcomes, limitations of the data leave these conclusions weak. Further research is needed, particularly to explore pathways to impact and understand the approach in different contexts and populations.
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