What are mothers doing while bottle-feeding their infants? Exploring the prevalence of maternal distraction during

Rebecca Pollack Golen1, Alison K Ventura2

  • 1Drexel University, Department of Nutrition Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Professions, 1505 Race Street, Mail Stop 1030, Philadelphia, PA 19102, United States.

Early Human Development
|October 18, 2015
PubMed

The purpose of this study was to describe the extent to which mothers engage in distracting activities during infant feeding. Mothers reported engaging in other activities during 52% of feedings; television watching was the most prevalent activity reported. Further research on the impact of distraction on feeding outcomes is needed.