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Area of Science:

Pediatric Nutrition
Maternal Psychology
Infant Development

Background:

Parenting styles significantly influence infant feeding behaviors and weight trajectories.
Understanding maternal perception of infant feeding regulation is crucial for early intervention.
Controlling feeding practices may negatively impact infant's innate hunger and satiety cues.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the association between maternal controlling feeding styles (restrictive and pressuring) and maternal perception of infant feeding regulation.
To investigate the relationship between these feeding styles and maternal perception of infant weight (actual and perceived).

Main Methods:

Cross-sectional survey design.
208 mothers with infants aged 2 weeks to 6 months participated.
Assessed restrictive and pressuring feeding styles, maternal perception of infant feeding regulation, and infant weight.

Main Results:

Restrictive feeding was linked to the belief that infants cannot self-regulate hunger/satiety and concerns about future overweight.
Pressuring feeding was associated with perceiving lower infant appetite and concerns about future underweight.
Maternal perceptions of infant feeding and weight are significantly influenced by their own feeding styles.

Conclusions:

Maternal controlling feeding styles are associated with altered perceptions of infant feeding regulation and weight.
These maternal perceptions should be considered in developing early obesity prevention strategies.
Interventions may benefit from addressing maternal feeding styles and their impact on infant feeding dynamics.