SynthesisPublic health nutrition2021
Parental considerations during complementary feeding in higher income countries: a systematic review of qualitative evidence.
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- Exploring factors influencing complementary feeding practices in Asia from parents' and caregivers' perspectives: A qualitative systematic review.Nutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia · 2026Pooled it
- Parental engagement with complementary feeding information in the United Kingdom: A qualitative evidence synthesis.Maternal & child nutrition · 2023Pooled it
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- Characterization of food portion size in children from 6 months to 8 years of age: a descriptive analysis.European journal of nutrition · 2026Article
- Understanding Parents' Experiences of Using a Portion Guide for Young Children: A Qualitative Study.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Article
- A qualitative exploration of Australian parental perspectives of commercial squeeze pouches for infants and children.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- Socioeconomic Characteristics and the Home Food Environment Are Associated With Feeding Healthful and Discretionary Foods During the First Year of Life in the Pregnancy Eating Attributes Study.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2025Article
- Secular trends in infant feeding practices during the first year of life in Norway: findings from 1998 to 2019 - the Spedkost surveys.The British journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- Mothers' sociodemographic factors and use of health professionals for child feeding advice.Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Article
- Parental Decision-Making Around Introducing Complementary Foods: An Integrative Review.Journal of family nursing · 2023Review
- An online survey of dietary quality during complementary feeding; associations with maternal feeding self-efficacy and adherence to dietary recommendations.BMC nutrition · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveWorldwide 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.
designA 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 assess the included studies.
settingUpper-middle- and high-income countries.
participantsParents with a child below the age of 3 years.
resultsA total of forty-seven studies met the eligibility criteria and were included in this systematic review. The themes were organised into three main categories: (1) factors related to introduction of complementary foods; (2) factors related to the type of complementary foods and (3) factors related to both timing and type. The selected literature highlights: prevalent baby cues that prompt parents to introduce solid foods; parents' views on the recommended timing of complementary feeding; factors that drive the choice of complementary foods and perceived value in advice received from health professionals and grandmothers.
conclusionsThis systematic review indicates factors that can be barriers to complying with the complementary feeding guidelines, and therefore, its findings are pertinent to improving parental feeding practices through intervention studies and through infant feeding education in a primary care setting.
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