Open AccessThe impact of reducing the frequency of night feeding on infant BMI
Author(s) -
Kelly J. O’Shea,
Marie C. Ferguson,
Layla Esposito,
Lawrence D. Hammer,
Cameron Avelis,
Daniel L. Hertenstein,
Mario Solano Gonzales,
Sarah M. Bartsch,
Patrick T. Wedlock,
Sheryl S. Siegmund,
Bruce Y. Lee
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pediatric research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1530-0447
pISSN - 0031-3998
DOI - 10.1038/s41390-021-01397-7
Subject(s) - percentile , body mass index , infant feeding , medicine , pediatrics , psychological intervention , formula feeding , demography , psychology , statistics , breast feeding , psychiatry , mathematics , pathology , sociology
Teaching caregivers to respond to normal infant night awakenings in ways other than feeding is a common obesity prevention effort. Models can simulate caregiver feeding behavior while controlling for variables that are difficult to manipulate or measure in real life.