Infant Feeding and Care Practices in the United States: Results From the Infant Feeding Practices Study II

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...

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...

Common Practices in Infant Feeding Common Practices in Infant Feeding

A descriptive study of Cambodian refugee infant feeding practices in the United States

BACKGROUND The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine Cambodian refugee mothers' infant feeding beliefs, practices, and decision making regarding infant feeding in the U.S. and to explore if a culturally-specific breastfeeding program is appropriate for this community. METHODS A self-administered questionnaire and a 30 minute in-person interview were used to collect information from...

Infant feeding and long-term outcomes: results from the year 6 follow-up of children in the Infant Feeding Practices Study II.

In 1986, the late David Barker described a link between intrauterine growth and ischemic heart disease,1 originating a field of medical and anthropological research known as the fetal origins of health and disease. More recently, the field has expanded to also consider the longterm effects of early postnatal nutrition on long-term health, now known as the developmental origins of health and dis...