What are mothers doing while bottle-feeding their infants? Exploring the prevalence of maternal distraction during bottle-feeding interactions

Rebecca Pollack Golen; Alison K Ventura

doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2015.09.006

What are mothers doing while bottle-feeding their infants? Exploring the prevalence of maternal distraction during bottle-feeding interactions

Early Hum Dev. 2015 Dec;91(12):787-91. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2015.09.006. Epub 2015 Oct 21.

Authors

Rebecca Pollack Golen¹, Alison K Ventura²

Affiliations

¹ Drexel University, Department of Nutrition Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Professions, 1505 Race Street, Mail Stop 1030, Philadelphia, PA 19102, United States.
² California Polytechnic University, Department of Kinesiology, College of Math and Sciences, One Grand Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, United States. Electronic address: akventur@calpoly.edu.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe the extent to which mothers engage in distracting activities during infant feeding. Mothers reported engaging in other activities during 52% of feedings; television watching was the most prevalent activity reported. Further research on the impact of distraction on feeding outcomes is needed.

Keywords: Bottle-feeding; Infant feeding; Maternal feeding practices; Mother–infant interactions.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Attention / physiology*
Bottle Feeding / psychology*
Feeding Behavior / psychology
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Maternal Behavior / psychology*
Mother-Child Relations / psychology*
Mothers / psychology*

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

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