How feasible is Baby-Led Weaning as an approach to infant feeding? A review of the evidence

Nutrients

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1575-1609

  Cameron, Sonya L ^a   Heath, Anne Louise M ^a   Taylor, Rachael W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Baby Led Weaning; Breastfeeding; Complementary feeding; Infant

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE TO BREAST FEEDING; AUTOREGULATION; BABY LED WEANING; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD REARING; CHILD SAFETY; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EATING HABIT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD PROCESSING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; OBESITY; PARITY; PATERNAL ATTITUDE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL CLASS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 84870592196     PISSN: 20726643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu4111575     Document Type: Review

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