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    Mothers who formula feed: their practices, support needs and factors influencing their Infant feeding decision

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    Authors
    Tarrant, R C
    Sheridan-Pereira, Margaret
    McCarthy, Roberta A.
    Younger, Katherine M.
    Kearney, John M.
    Affiliation
    Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, National Maternity Hospital, Dublin Institute of Technology
    Issue Date
    2013-01
    Keywords
    INFANT NUTRITION
    INFANT HEALTH
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    EARLY FEEDING PRACTICES
    FORMULA FEEDING
    FORMULA FEEDING PRACTICE
    PATIENT INFORMATION
    
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    Mothers who formula feed: their practices, support needs and factors influencing their Infant feeding decision 2013, 19 (1):78 Child Care in Practice
    Publisher
    Taylor & Francis Group
    Journal
    Child Care in Practice
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10147/263952
    DOI
    10.1080/13575279.2012.737764
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    http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13575279.2012.737764
    Abstract
    The majority of mothers in Ireland provide formula milk to their infants during the initial weeks postpartum; however, data are lacking on their formula feeding practices and support needs. This prospective Dublin-based observational study, which included 450 eligible mother-term infant pairs recruited and followed up to 6 months postpartum, aimed to advance our understanding of maternal formula feeding practices, their reasons for deciding to formula feed, sources of feeding information and perceived support needs; insights into infant formula milk consumption patterns in relation to current feeding guidelines are also provided. In summary, the vast majority of infants at 6 weeks were provided with formula milk (n = 368; 81.8%). Positive maternal perceptions of formula feeding were among the most frequently reported reasons underlying mothers’ decision to formula feed (e.g. convenience, 17.3%). Potential public health concerns over the large formula milk volumes consumed by infants (mean 205ml/kilogram/day) relative to infant feeding guidelines (150ml/kilogram/day) were raised from this study. Some mothers continue to add solid foods to infant bottle feeds at 6 weeks (3.8%) and 6 months (6%), a non-recommended feeding practice posing a choking risk for infants. Crucially, this study highlights the need to provide greater support and information to mothers who decide to formula feed postpartum including practical information on sterilisation and formula reconstitution. While breastfeeding promotion and research continues to be a public health priority in Ireland, addressing the support and information needs of mothers who formula feed, an underrepresented and understudied population in the literature, also needs to be considered to ensure optimal health and safety for their infants.
    Item Type
    Article
    ISSN
    1357-5279
    1476-489X
    Sponsors
    Independently funded study: Dublin Institute of Technology
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