Is baby-led weaning feasible? When do babies first reach out for and eat finger foods?

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-33

  Wright, Charlotte M ^a   Cameron, Kirsty ^a   Tsiaka, Maria ^a   Parkinson, Kathryn N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child development; Complimentary feeding; Epidemiology; Infant nutrition; Solid feeding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; BABY LED WEANING; BREAD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; WALKING; WEANING;

BREAD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT STUDIES; DIET RECORDS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING METHODS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WEANING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 78650079764     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2010.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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