Abstract
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate feeding styles of adolescent mothers and complementary feeding practices of their infants. Methods A cross-sectional study comparing a group of dyads of 50 adolescent mothers (ages 15 to 19) with 62 adult mothers (ages 24 to 44) and their infants (9 to 24 months) was performed. All mothers and infants were assisted by three basic health family units in the city of Recife, Brazil. Data were collected through a structured interview on socioeconomic conditions, maternal styles of feeding the child, and evaluation of infant feeding practices. The food styles were classified as responsive, authoritative, and passive, according to the adapted form of Carvalhaes, Perosa and Silveira of 2009. The frequency of food intake was calculated for six food groups (1. Bread and cereals; 2. Fruits and vegetables; 3. Meat, eggs, and beans; 4. Milk and dairy products; 5. Sugars, sweets, and fats; 6. Industrialized food). Children’s anthropometry and body mass index by age were classified into Z-score according to the World Health Organization Standard Curves, 2006. Results Adolescent mothers began complementary feeding more frequently before the seventh month (.=0,02), presented less responsive (.=0.04) and more authoritarian feeding styles (.=0.01), and their children received more foods with sugars, oils, and fats (.=0.02), and less meat, eggs, and beans (.=0.06) than the children of adult mothers. Conclusion Adolescent mothers adopt less responsive eating styles and offer more inadequate complementary feeding for their infants.
Highlights
Feeding is more than nutritional intake and is influenced by cultural, socioeconomic and affective aspects [1,2]
The data were obtained by a structured formulary that assessed sociodemographic characteristics, orientations received about nutrition and feeding practices of small children, assessment of food style adopted, and a questionnaire for evaluation of frequency of food intake
Fifty dyads of adolescent mothers and 62 of adult mothers participated in the study. Both groups had a similar socioeconomic and demographic profile, except for the size of offspring, which was higher among adult mothers (p
Summary
Feeding is more than nutritional intake and is influenced by cultural, socioeconomic and affective aspects [1,2]. The mother, in most cases, is who that selects, prepares, and provides food and, determines the location, quantity, form and context in which the child will feed. The practices adopted by the mother may encourage. FEEDING STYLE OF ADOLESCENT MOTHERS 51 or discourage infant’s healthy feeding behaviors [3,4]. Parent’s behavior when are feeding their children are designated feeding practices or dietary parental styles of feeding. A non-responsive style was associated with a lower stimulation of healthy food choices by children, as well as, a worse infant’s regulation of hunger and satiety [7,8]. The dietary parental style of complementary feeding may be associate with malnutrition and overweight in childhood, and obesity and metabolic syndrome for a lifetime [9]
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