Open AccessComplementary feeding: what do we know?
Author(s) -
Verônica Fiamenghi,
Elza Daniel de Mello,
C. A. S. Almeida
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
residência pediátrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2236-6814
DOI - 10.25060/residpediatr-2020.v10n3-92
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , pediatrics , context (archaeology) , infant feeding , family medicine , infant nutrition , vitamin , cross sectional study , environmental health , population , research methodology , paleontology , pathology , biology
Complementary feeding (CF) is defined as the set of foods that are offered to the infant, from the 6th month of life, in addition to breastfeeding or infant formulas. One of the roles of the pediatrician is to guide the introduction of CF. METHODOS: Descriptive cross-sectional study through self-administered questionnaire with pediatricians and pediatrics residents on demographic information, knowledge of feeding practices, nutrition and supplementation in the first two years of life. There were analyzed associations between time since medical degree and degree of formation with the variables supplementation of iron and vitamin D. RESULTS: The final sample consisted of 109 questionnaires; 63% of the participants considered the presence of topics on infant feeding insufficient. A total of 66,9% and 38.53% of the participants follow the current recommendations regarding the age of supplementation of iron and vitamin D, respectively. DISCUSSION: We observed divergent practices of current scientific evidence by pediatricians and pediatric residents. There was a relationship between training time and a higher proportion of inadequate practice regarding iron supplementation. CONCLUSION: A more emphatic approach to the topic of infant feeding should be considered both in pediatric training and in the context of professional update.