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Open Access 01-12-2020 | Obesity | Study protocol

Grow well/Crecer bien: a protocol for research on infant feeding practices in low-income families

Authors: Ann M. Cheney, Tanya Nieri, Ana Ramirez Zarate, Gretel Garcia, Lucero Vaca, Esmirna Valencia, Colleen Versteeg, Arlene Molina, Michael Castillo, Alison Tovar

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

Background

The prevalence of obesity among children remains high. Given obesity’s significant lifelong consequences, there is great interest in preventing obesity early in life. There is a need to better understand the relation of common infant feeding styles and practices to obesity in infants using longitudinal study designs. There is also an urgent need to understand the role of caregivers other than mothers in feeding. A better understanding of variation in feeding styles and practices can inform the identification of risk groups and the tailoring of interventions to them.

Methods

In partnership with Early Head Start programs across four counties in southern California, mothers and infants will be enrolled in a two-year longitudinal study collecting survey and anthropometric data. A subsample of mothers and their selected other caregivers will participate in qualitative research involving feeding diaries and dyadic interviews. The results will be used to develop and test an enhanced nutrition education program.

Discussion

We outline a study methodology to examine feeding styles and practices and their association with early childhood obesity risk and enhance an existing intervention to promote healthy infant feeding and growth among children in low-income families.
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In light of the current global pandemic involving COVID-19, data collection may move from in-person to online.
 
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Metadata
Title
Grow well/Crecer bien: a protocol for research on infant feeding practices in low-income families
Authors
Ann M. Cheney
Tanya Nieri
Ana Ramirez Zarate
Gretel Garcia
Lucero Vaca
Esmirna Valencia
Colleen Versteeg
Arlene Molina
Michael Castillo
Alison Tovar
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09471-1

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