OBJECTIVE To study the reasons for weaning given by women receiving care at a Baby-Friendly Maternity in Teresina, state of Piauí, Brazil. METHODS The methodological principles of qualitative research were applied, supported by the social representation theory. Data were collected from 24 women who were in the process of weaning their babies before the 4th month of life. RESULTS The decisio...

BACKGROUND Inappropriate baby bottle use is associated with many adversely health affects such as dental caries, refuse to eat etc. International pediatric institutes suggest weaning by the age of 1 year To establish a practical recommendation for Thai children, needs situation analysis. OBJECTIVE To determine the percentage of baby bottle use including late night feeding, behavior contributi...

OBJECTIVE To examine the prevalence of, and mothers' self-reported reasons for, introducing solid foods to infants earlier than recommended (aged <4 months) and the variation in reasons for early introduction by milk feeding type. METHODS The study included 1334 mothers who participated in the national longitudinal Infant Feeding Practices Study II (2005-2007). Monthly 7-day food-frequency qu...

OBJECTIVE To meet the information need of Brazilian municipalities concerning breastfeeding practices as part of health care planning, a study was carried out to describe breastfeeding and to identify weaning-related factors. METHODS Of all municipalities in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, openly called to participate in the study, 84 joined in. Personnel underwent training to collect data du...

BACKGROUND In Baby-Led Weaning (BLW), infants are offered 'finger' foods from the start of the complementary feeding period instead of being spoon-fed. Healthcare professionals have expressed concerns about adequacy of iron and energy intake, and about choking, for infants following Baby-Led Weaning. METHODS We developed a modified version of BLW, Baby-Led Introduction to SolidS (BLISS), to a...

OBJECTIVES Our goal was to determine why women stop breastfeeding at various times during their infant's first year. METHODS We analyzed self-reported data from 1323 mothers who participated in the Infant Feeding Practice Study II. Mail questionnaires were sent to mothers approximately 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 1/2, and 12 months after their child's birth, in which they were asked to rate the i...

A weaning food based on malted foxtail millet flour (30%), malted barnyard millet flour (30%), roasted soybean flour (25%) and skim milk powder (15%) was prepared. The mix contained 18.37 g protein and 398 kcal energy per 100g. The nutrient composition of this unfortified weaning (UW) mix met the Prevention of Food Adulteration (PFA) standards, except in total ash. In order to meet the minor co...