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Mother-infant feeding interactions in mothers with and without eating disorder history: Results of a structured observational study.
Appetite 200:107551 (2024)
BACKGROUND: A growing body of evidence suggests that children of mothers with eating disorders (EDs) have a greater risk of early feeding problems. Recognizing and reacting adequately to the infant's signals during feeding is crucial for the child's development of internal and external regulatory mechanisms of food intake. Parental EDs might affect this ability. Therefore, we investigated the quality of mother-infant interactions during feeding using video recording and a structured coding system. METHODS: The data of this pilot study was collected in a prospective cohort study investigating the influence of maternal EDs on child outcomes. Twenty women with ED history and 31 control women were videotaped while feeding their infant during a main meal at ten months postpartum. The mother-infant interactions were evaluated by two raters using the Chatoor Feeding Scale. We assessed birth outcomes, the mother's ED and depression status, breastfeeding practices, infant feeding problems and infant temperament by maternal self-report. RESULTS: Mothers with and without ED history scored very similar on the Feeding Scale, however mothers from the control group experienced more struggle for control with their infants during feeding (p = .046) and made more negative comments about the infant's food intake (p = .010). Mothers with ED history were more concerned about infant feeding at three months postpartum and reported significantly more problems with solid foods in their children. Birth outcomes were comparable between groups, except for lower weight-for-length birth percentiles in children of women with ED history. CONCLUSION: Whilst examined mothers with ED history are more concerned about feeding their children, ED psychopathology does not affect the quality of mother-infant interaction during feeding at the transition to autonomous eating at ten months of age.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
Eating Disorders ; Feeding Scale ; Mother-child Interaction ; Video Analysis; Norwegian Mother; Early-pregnancy; Children; Temperament; Questionnaire; Behavior; Psychopathology; Continuation; Remission; Interview
ISSN (print) / ISBN
0195-6663
e-ISSN
1095-8304
Journal
Appetite
Quellenangaben
Volume: 200,
Article Number: 107551
Publisher
Elsevier
Publishing Place
Amsterdam [u.a.]
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Peer reviewed
Grants
Cusanuswerk eV - Novo Nordisk Foundation Laureate award
Medical Faculty of the University of Tuebingen
Medical Faculty of the University of Tuebingen