Infant Feeding Practices Study II: Study Methods

Infant Feeding Practices Study II: study methods.

OBJECTIVE Our goal is to describe the methods used in the Infant Feeding Practices Study II (IFPS II), a study of infant feeding and care practices throughout the first year of life. Survey topics included breastfeeding, formula and complementary feeding, infant health, breast-pump use, food allergies, sleeping arrangements, mother's employment, and child care arrangements. In addition, mothers...

Infant feeding and care practices in the United States: results from the Infant Feeding Practices Study II.

aCenter for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland; bDivision of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; cPregnancy and Perinatology Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Devel...

Methods for the year 6 follow-up study of children in the Infant Feeding Practices Study II.

OBJECTIVE We describe methods used in the Year 6 Follow-Up (Y6FU) of children who participated in the Infant Feeding Practices Study II (IFPSII). This study consists of a questionnaire administered 6 years after the IFPSII to characterize the health, development, and diet quality of the children. METHODS The Y6FU sample was a subset of those who participated in IFPSII. The IFPSII participants...

Common Practices in Infant Feeding Common Practices in Infant Feeding

Infant formula feeding practices in a prospective population based study

BACKGROUND It is recommended that formula-fed infants are given standard whey-based infant formula throughout the first year of life, unless otherwise advised by healthcare professionals. To our knowledge it has not yet been explored if parents are using a whey-based infant formula throughout the first 12 months of life. Reasons for parental choice of formula are also unknown. Therefore, the ob...