Rise in childhood obesity and poor eating habits and eating problems is apparent over the last decades. Parents are at lose what the correct way to tackle these problems may be. This study examined whether professional behavioral and nutritional training of first time mothers improves feeding relationship and infants eating habits at 12 months.
From 166 first time mother-infant recruited, 128 completed the trail. Intervention group, mother-infant dyads got a month long weekly based training in small workshop groups about nutrition, feeding and parenting when infants were 4-6 months old. training was given by a highly experience pediatric dietitian and social worker. Thereafter, internet-based support continued until infants reached 12 months. The control group received customary support via municipal mother-child health clinics. Mealtime interactions were videotaped at home setting at 12 months and were evaluated using the Chatoor feeding scale by blinded (to group) viewers.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
166
weekly training meetings on 4 topics: 1. What - proper nutrition and supplements for solid feeding phase (dietitian); What - the meaning of feeding to mother and infant (social worker). 2. Who - feeding skills - knowledge and actual practices 3. From anxiety to serenity - knowledge concerning growth patterns and common physical and emotional issues troubling parents of infants 4-12 months old. 4. Prevention of obesity and emotional eating - practical advise and tips.
Chatoor feeding scale
the Chatoor observational scale for Mother-Infant interaction during feeding was purchased from the Chatoor Center. The Scale consists of 46 mother and infant behavior modes which are rated throughout the feeding session. Five subscale scores are derived: 1) Dyadic Reciprocity, 2) Dyadic Conflict, 3) Talk and Distraction, 4) Struggle for Control, and 5) Maternal Non-Contingency. The CFS has been demonstrated to discriminate between infants with and without feeding disorders and can be used with infants and toddlers ranging from 1 month to 3 years of age (Chatoor et al, 1997).
Time frame: 12 months
eating habitts
Self reported questionnaires of Golan et al checking eating habits and obesogenic environment at home
Time frame: 12 months
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