ArticleJournal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics2019
Exploring Correlates of Infant Clarity of Cues During Early Feeding Interactions.
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- A Pilot Randomized Trial of an Obesity Prevention Program for High-Risk Infants in Primary Care.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2023Trial
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- Co-Development of Infant Satiation Cues and Maternal Feeding Behaviors during Infancy.Current developments in nutrition · 2025Article
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- The relationship between early childhood development and feeding practices during the dietary transitional period in rural China: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Observational Tools Using Video Recordings of Parent-Child Feeding Interactions: A Narrative Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Associations between mothers' use of food to soothe, feeding mode, and infant weight during early infancy.Appetite · 2022Article
- Bottle-feeding an infant feeding modality: An integrative literature review.Maternal & child nutrition · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundRecommendations aimed at reducing infants' risk for rapid weight gain primarily focus on promoting caregivers' use of responsive feeding practices and styles. These recommendations are grounded in the belief that infants will effectively signal hunger and satiation to their caregivers. To date, few studies have explored how variability in infants' communication of hunger and satiation may contribute to feeding interactions.
objectiveOur aim was to explore variability in, and correlates of, infant clarity of cues during feeding interactions.
designThis was a cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS/
settingMother-infant dyads (n=86) were video-recorded during a typical feeding interaction within laboratory-based settings in Philadelphia, PA and San Luis Obispo, CA between June 2013 and June 2017.
main outcome measuresTrained raters later coded videos using the Nursing Child Assessment Parent-Child Interaction Feeding Scale's Infant Clarity of Cues and Maternal Sensitivity to Cues subscales. Infant weight was assessed and standardized to sex- and age-specific z scores. Mothers completed questionnaires related to family demographics, infant feeding history, feeding styles, and infant temperament and eating behaviors. STATISTICAL ANALYSES PERFORMED: Linear models were used to test for associations between clarity of cues and breastfeeding vs formula-feeding, maternal sensitivity and responsiveness, and feeding and weight outcomes.
resultsInfants were approximately 15.5 weeks of age and 53% were female. Clarity of cues was not associated with infant sex, age, temperament, or eating behaviors. Breastfed and formula-fed infants exhibited similar clarity of cues (P=0.0636). Greater clarity of cues for infants was associated with greater maternal sensitivity to cues (P=0.0011) and responsive feeding style (P=0.0464) for mothers. Lower clarity of cues was associated with greater weight-for-age z score change for formula-fed infants, but not breastfed infants.
conclusionsEfforts to promote responsive feeding may need to also consider infant clarity of cues. Further research is needed to understand the implications of associations between infant communication and responsive feeding.
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