"Improved Mother Infant Feeding Interaction (MI-FI) at 12 Months With Very Early Parent Training"

Rise in childhood obesity and poor eating habits and eating problems is apparent over the last decades. Parents are at lose what the correct way to tackle these problems may be. This study examined whether professional behavioral and nutritional training of first time mothers improves feeding relationship and infants eating habits at 12 months.

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Key information

Conditions

Picky Eaters, Feeding Interaction, Good Enough Parenting, Family Meals, Emotional Eating Prevention Body Weight Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Obesity Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pediatric Obesity Signs and Symptoms

Age range

23 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

From 166 first time mother-infant recruited, 128 completed the trail. Intervention group, mother-infant dyads got a month long weekly based training in small workshop groups about nutrition, feeding and parenting when infants were 4-6 months old. training was given by a highly experience pediatric dietitian and social worker. Thereafter, internet-based support continued until infants reached 12 months. The control group received customary support via municipal mother-child health clinics. Mealtime interactions were videotaped at home setting at 12 months and were evaluated using the Chatoor feeding scale by blinded (to group) viewers.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

normal and healthy pregnancy
full term delivery of infants
infants with a normal birth weight and no health problems
Mothers recruited had at least a high school education
mothers lived near to or in the city (important for video taping)

Exclusion criteria

Mothers with mental illness in the present or the past (such as schizophrenia, depression or an eating disorder)
infants with chronic diseases that required specific diets (such as milk allergy) or gastrointestinal diseases (celiac disease, type 1 diabetes, Crohn's disease etc.)

Treatment and study plan

Mother Infant Feeding Interaction very early training

Behavioral

weekly training meetings on 4 topics:

What - proper nutrition and supplements for solid feeding phase (dietitian); What - the meaning of feeding to mother and infant (social worker).
Who - feeding skills - knowledge and actual practices
From anxiety to serenity - knowledge concerning growth patterns and common physical and emotional issues troubling parents of infants 4-12 months old.
Prevention of obesity and emotional eating - practical advise and tips.

Primary outcomes

Chatoor feeding scale

Time frame: 12 months

the Chatoor observational scale for Mother-Infant interaction during feeding was purchased from the Chatoor Center. The Scale consists of 46 mother and infant behavior modes which are rated throughout the feeding session. Five subscale scores are derived: 1) Dyadic Reciprocity, 2) Dyadic Conflict, 3) Talk and Distraction, 4) Struggle for Control, and 5) Maternal Non-Contingency. The CFS has been demonstrated to discriminate between infants with and without feeding disorders and can be used with infants and toddlers ranging from 1 month to 3 years of age (Chatoor et al, 1997).

Secondary outcomes

eating habitts

Time frame: 12 months

Self reported questionnaires of Golan et al checking eating habits and obesogenic environment at home

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Rambam Health Care Campus

Other

Registry information

Official study title

"Improved Mother Infant Feeding Interaction (MI-FI) at 12 Months With Very Early Parent

Acronym: MI-FI

Important dates

Study start: 2011
Primary completion: 2013
Study completion: 2013
First posted: Mar 22, 2017
Registry last updated: Jun 7, 2017

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