| Brown & Lee
10
(2011) |
58.2% (n = 384) of mothers considered themselves to
be well-informed about the practice of BLW; the degree of knowledge about the method was
inversely proportional to the caregivers’ use of a
spoon and to the offering of potatoes / pastes; those who adhered to the BLW were married, had more
schooling, and held a managerial position at work -
or their partners had these characteristics; traditional food practitioners more often resorted to
the support of health professionals, seeking
clarification on complementary feeding. They also
reported more anxiety about whether their children’s
nutritional intake is appropriate, more concern
about making messes during meals, and also felt more
insecure about their babies’ chewing abilities.
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| Brown & Lee
12
(2011) |
mothers who adhered to the BLW had higher levels of
education, were employed, and were more likely to
hold a managerial position and not return to
work; cited less concerns about the baby’s weight, food
restrictions and pressure to eat.
|
| Rowan & Harris
14
(2012) |
|
| Cameron et al.
15
(2012) |
the BLW method was considered to be more convenient
and less stressful for the introduction of food; mothers believed that the method helped their
children to develop healthy eating behaviors; choking was not a concern, as mothers considered it
to be natural for when children try new foods; the mess made during meals was highlighted as the
main disadvantage of the method, however all mothers
would recommend it to other mothers.
|
| Brown & Lee
16
(2013) |
mothers considered the BLW method to be simple and
convenient; meals were seen as easier and less
stressful; in general, they reported that they exercised little
control with regard to the amount of food ingested
by the infants; the mess made at meals and food waste resulting from
the practice of the method were considered
challenges; they expressed concern with regard to the risk of
choking, which decreased over time.
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| Cameron et al.
17
(2013) |
all of the families who adhered to the BLW would
recommend it, but more than half of them would
advise that the practice be completed in conjunction
with traditional complementary feeding; 46% (n = 65) of mothers who adhered to traditional
eating habits, said that if they had another child,
they would be willing to try BLW; the main reasons for not opting for the method were:
choking; fear of lack of motor ability to guide
self-feeding; and uncertainty about the adequacy of
the amount of food ingested at each meal, in
addition to the fact that traditional behavior had
worked well in the past.
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| Brown & Lee18 (2015) |
mothers who adhered to the BLW method reported less
concern about the baby’s weight, pressure to eat,
and food restrictions. In addition, they spent less
time watching over the children at mealtimes.
|
| Arden & Abbott19 (2015) |
mothers who adhered to BLW reported less anxiety
during meals; those who followed the method reported a high degree
of confidence in the babies’ ability to choose the
timing, type, and amount of food to eat; some expressed fears about nutritional support for
the infants, as well as concerns about the mess made
during meals.
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| D’Andrea et al.
21
(2016) |
ch0king was the most cited concern with regard BLW,
though it decreased over time; a large portion of the mothers had been introduced to
the method through friends or online sources; more than 80% believed that the method would have
promoted healthy eating behaviors, and improved
children’s fine motor skills and oral
development.
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| Brown
22
(2016) |
mothers who adhered to BLW had higher levels of
schooling and were more likely to be in managerial
positions; adherents to traditional eating habits had higher
scores for anxiety and obsessive-compulsive
disorder.
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