Experiences of baby-led weaning: Trust, control and renegotiation

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 829-844

  Arden, Madelynne A ^a   Abbott, Rachel L ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baby led weaning; Complementary feeding; Infant feeding; Introduction of solids

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BABY LED WEANING; CHILD NUTRITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MALE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; TRUST; UNITED KINGDOM; BABY FOOD; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; GREAT BRITAIN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MOTHER; SOCIOECONOMICS; WEANING;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT FOOD; MALE; MOTHERS; NEGOTIATING; PARENTING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRUST; WEANING;

EID: 84942551586     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12106     Document Type: Article

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