Maternal Perceptions and Feeding Practices Associated with Infant Nutritional Status.
Velia Margarita Cárdenas Villarreal1, Ernesto Cortes Castell2, María Mercedes Rizo Baeza3
1Faculty of Nursing, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Ave. Dr. José Eleuterio González 1500, Mitras Norte, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, 66460, Mexico. velia.cardenasvl@uanl.edu.mx.
Maternal and Child Health Journal
|November 15, 2024
Summary
Maternal perception of infant weight significantly impacts child nutrition. Inaccurate perceptions and poor feeding practices are common among Mexican mothers, affecting infant weight status.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Nutrition
- Maternal Health
- Public Health in Middle-Income Countries
Background:
- Early childhood malnutrition has lasting health effects, including obesity.
- Maternal factors influence infant nutrition, but evidence from middle-income countries is scarce.
- This study focuses on Mexico, a middle-income country, to address this knowledge gap.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between maternal perceptions, feeding practices, and infant nutritional status.
- To identify specific maternal factors associated with infant malnutrition in Mexico.
- To inform interventions aimed at improving infant nutrition in similar settings.
Main Methods:
- 192 mother-infant dyads in northeastern Mexico were studied.
- Data collected via questionnaires on maternal perceptions and feeding practices, and anthropometric measurements for infants.
- Statistical analysis, including multiple logistic regression, was used to determine associations.
Main Results:
- 38% of infants were overweight/obese, 7% underweight.
- Maternal factors like low self-efficacy, poor perception of infant hunger/satiety cues, and inaccurate infant weight perception were prevalent.
- Inaccurate maternal weight perception was linked to both underweight (overestimation) and overweight/obese (underestimation) infants.
Conclusions:
- Inaccurate maternal perception of infant weight is a key factor influencing infant nutritional status.
- Mexican mothers exhibited limited nutritional knowledge and suboptimal feeding practices.
- Maternal sleep duration exceeding 8 hours was associated with underweight infants.
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