Parental perceptions of feeding practices in five European countries: an exploratory study

• Published in: European journal of clinical nutrition Vol. 61; no. 8; pp. 946 - 956
• Main Authors: SYNNOTT, K, BOGUE, J, EDWARDS, C. A, SCOTT, J. A, HIGGINS, S, NORIN, E, FRIAS, D, AMARRI, S, ADAM, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basingstoke Nature Publishing 01.08.2007; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: Adult; Attitude; Attitudes; Babies; Baby foods; Biological and medical sciences; Breast feeding; Breast Feeding - psychology; Breastfeeding & lactation; Cross cultural studies; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Cultural differences; Cultural factors; Diet; Feeding behavior; Female; Focus Groups; Food; Food consumption; Germany; Guidelines; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Infant; Infant Food - standards; Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena - physiology; Infant, Newborn; Infants; Information sources; Italy; Male; Medical personnel; Medical sciences; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Metabolic diseases; Parents & parenting; Parents - psychology; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Scotland; Spain; Sweden; Weaning; Europe; Italy; Scotland; Sweden; Germany; Spain; United Kingdom > UK; Human; Social perception; infant feeding guidelines; infant feeding practice; qualitative methodology; Methodology; Nutrition; Attitude; Parent; attitudes; Infant; Information; Feeding; Dietary allowance; nutritional information; Public health; parents

To gain an insight into parental perceptions of infant feeding practices in five European countries. An exploratory investigation using focus group discussions. Various aspects addressed included social and cultural setting for the consumption of food, infant feeding practice and behaviour, consumer...