Baby-led complementary feeding: Randomized controlled study

dc.authoridOguz, Melahat Melek/0000-0002-4196-4469
dc.contributor.authorDogan, Erkan
dc.contributor.authorYilmaz, Gonca
dc.contributor.authorCaylan, Nilgun
dc.contributor.authorTurgut, Mahmut
dc.contributor.authorGokcay, Gulbin
dc.contributor.authorOguz, Melahat Melek
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-29T16:04:41Z
dc.date.available2024-09-29T16:04:41Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentKarabük Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground Baby-led weaning (BLW) is an approach to introducing solid foods to infants that gives control of the feeding process to the infant. Anecdotal evidence suggests that BLW is becoming popular with parents, but scientific research is limited to a few publications. This study assessed growth, hematological parameters and iron intake in 6-12-month-old infants fed by traditional or baby-led complementary feeding. Methods We recruited 280 healthy 5-6-month-old infants allocated to a control (traditional spoon feeding; TSF) group or an intervention (BLW) group in a randomized controlled trial. Infant growth, hematologic parameters and iron intake were evaluated at age 12 months. Results Infants in the TSF were significantly heavier than those in the BLW group. Mean weight in the BLW group was 10.4 +/- 0.9 kg compared with 11.1 +/- 0.5 kg in the TSF group. There was no statistically significant difference in the iron intake from complementary foods between the BLW (7.97 +/- 1.37 mg/day) and TSF (7.90 +/- 1.68 mg/day) participants who completed the diet records. Hematologic parameters were similar at 12 months. The incidence of choking reported in the weekly interviews was not different between the groups. Conclusions To the best of our knowledge, this is the first randomized -controlled study to have examined the impact of weaning method on iron intake, hematological parameters and growth in breast-fed infants. BLW can be an alternative complementary feeding type without increasing the risk of iron deficiency, choking or growth impairment.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ped.13671
dc.identifier.endpage1080en_US
dc.identifier.issn1328-8067
dc.identifier.issn1442-200X
dc.identifier.issue12en_US
dc.identifier.pmid30074671en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85059084759en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage1073en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/ped.13671
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/6270
dc.identifier.volume60en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000454296000005en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofPediatrics Internationalen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectbaby-led feedingen_US
dc.subjectchokingen_US
dc.subjectcomplementary feedingen_US
dc.subjectinfant weighten_US
dc.subjectiron intakeen_US
dc.titleBaby-led complementary feeding: Randomized controlled studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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