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  • Child Development
  • Behavioral Science

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  • Infant container use is prevalent but recommendations vary.
  • Understanding the impact of container use on infant development is crucial.

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  • To characterize infant container usage patterns among parents.
  • To investigate the relationship between container use and infant development (motor skills) and body mass index (BMI).

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional survey of parents with infants under 19 months.
  • Data collected on container use duration, infant anthropometrics, and Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3) scores.
  • Descriptive and correlational analyses were performed.

Main Results:

  • Parents reported using containers for an average of 5.15 hours per day.
  • Increased overall container time was associated with poorer fine motor scores.
  • Extended periods in positional pillows correlated with reduced gross motor development.

Conclusions:

  • Families with higher container use may benefit from targeted fine motor skill interventions.
  • Reported container use exceeded typical recommendations but showed limited association with obesity or developmental delays across most domains.
  • Findings suggest a need to re-evaluate current recommendations for infant container use.