Age at introduction of solid foods and feeding difficulties in childhood: findings from the Southampton Women's Survey.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to determine whether age at introduction of solid foods was associated with feeding difficulties at 3 years of age. The present study was carried out using data from the Southampton Women's Survey (SWS). Women enrolled in the SWS who subsequently became pregnant were followed-up during pregnancy and postpartum, and the offspring have been studied through childhood. Maternal socio-demographic and anthropometric data and child anthropometric and feeding data were collected through interviews and self-administered questionnaires. When the children were 3 years of age, mothers/carers rated six potential child feeding difficulty questions on a four-point Likert scale, including one general question and five specific feeding difficulty questions. Age at introduction of solids as

SUBMITTER: Hollis JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4967354 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature