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Nursing Diagnosis & Midwifery 2018
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Journal of Nursing and Health Studies
ISSN: 2574-2825
E u r o S c i C o n E v e n t o n
Nursing Diagnosis &
Midwifery
Objective:
Childhood obesity, poor eating habits, and eating problems are increasing. Parents are often at a loss about how to tackle these
problems. This study examined whether professional behavioral and nutritional training for first-time mothers can improve feeding interaction
and infant eating habits at the age of 12 months.
Methods & Participants:
Participants were 128 mother-infant dyads: 86 in the intervention group and 42 controls. Mother's' age was M=30
years (+2.6), with M=16 (+2.2) years of education. Intervention group received Mother Infant Feeding Interaction (MI-FI) training: four weekly
workshops for mothers when infants were 4-6 months, followed by continued internet-based support by pediatric dietitian and social worker
until infants reached 12 months. Control group received municipal well-baby clinic's standard mother-infant support. We assessed mothers'
tolerance to ambiguity and feeding-related reports. Blinded coders evaluated videotaped home mealtime interactions (age 12 months) using
Chatoor Feeding Scale (CFS).
Results:
Significant inter-group differences emerged in mealtime interactions for four of the five CFS dimensions: dyadic conflict (MI-
FI=4.69 vs. control=8.38), talk and distraction (3.75 vs. 4.90), struggle for control (2.30 vs. 4.88), and maternal non-contingency (1.61 vs.
2.75). Findings indicated significantly more positive mother-infant mealtime interactions and maternal responses to infant cues in the MI-FI
group than in controls.
Conclusion:
Very early maternal training may support development of more positive mother-infant feeding interactions. This may contribute
to preserved internal hunger and satiety, improved eating habits, and prevention of future eating disorders and obesity. Long-term follow-up
may optimize training for specific target populations.
rgeila@rambam.health.gov.ilImproved feeding interaction and infant feeding
habits with very early parent training
Geila S Rozen
2
, Inbal Balog
1
, Oded Pshetatzki
1
, Carmit Shani levi
3, 2
, Iris Elad
3
and Yael Latzer
1, 2
1
University of Haifa, Israel
2
Eating Disorders Clinic, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
3
Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
J Nurs Health Stud 2018 Volume: 3
DOI: 10.21767/2574-2825-C4-012