Mothers negative affectivity during pregnancy and food choices for their infants

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 327-331

  Hampson, S E ^a,b   Tonstad, S ^b,c   Irgens, L M ^d   Meltzer, H M ^e   Vollrath, M E ^b,e  

^a OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Maternal feeding practices; Negative affectivity; Solid foods; Sweet drinks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT GAIN; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; AFFECT; BREAST FEEDING; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; DECISION MAKING; DIET; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAT INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; NEWBORN; NORWAY; POSTNATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

FAT INTAKE;

ADULT; AFFECT; BREAST FEEDING; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY FATS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NORWAY; ODDS RATIO; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 76749140782     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2009.230     Document Type: Article

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