In:
Maternal & Child Nutrition, Wiley, Vol. 11, No. 2 ( 2015-04), p. 215-228
Abstract:
Pre‐pregnancy overweight and obesity is associated with shorter breastfeeding ( BF ) duration. Whether pre‐pregnancy overweight and obesity is associated with other aspects of infant and young child feeding ( IYCF ) has not been investigated. We used data from 370 children born J anuary 1999– S eptember 2001 in a semi‐urban community in M orelos, M exico, where information on how they were fed was available at 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 months of age. We modified the W orld H ealth O rganization's dietary diversity indicator to assess the quality of the complementary foods. An index that included BF , quality of complementary foods and other behaviours was constructed to measure IYCF . We used survival analysis to examine the association of pre‐pregnancy body mass index ( pBMI ) category and BF duration and mixed models for quality of complementary food and IYCF index. Mean maternal pBMI was 24.4 ± 4.1; 31% were overweight, and 9% were obese. pBMI was not associated with BF duration. Quality of complementary food improved over time (6 months, 1.3 ± 1.3; 24 months, 3.8 ± 1.04). Compared with normal‐weight women, overweight and obese women were more likely to feed from more food groups (0.24 ± 0.11 point, P = 0.03), but this did not improve diet diversity from 6 to 24 months. IYCF index decreased throughout follow‐up (1 month, 7.8 ± 2.4; 24 months, 5.5 ± 1.8), and pBMI was not associated with IYCF (−0.11 ± 0.13 point, P = 0.4). We conclude that heavier women were not engaging in IYCF behaviours that were distinct from those of normal‐weight women from 1 to 24 months post‐partum.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1740-8695
,
1740-8709
DOI:
10.1111/mcn.2015.11.issue-2
DOI:
10.1111/j.1740-8709.2012.00461.x
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2015
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2140908-0
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2175105-5
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