Antenatal information sources for maternal and infant diet

Ruth Newby; Wendy Brodribb; Robert S Ware; Peter S W Davies

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Antenatal information sources for maternal and infant diet

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Antenatal information sources for maternal and infant diet

Ruth Newby, Wendy Brodribb, Robert S Ware and Peter S W Davies

Breastfeeding Review, Vol.23(2), pp.13-21

2015

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Nursing

Nutrition and Dietetics

Public Health and Health Services

antenatal

information sources

This report describes information sources accessed by pregnant women around antenatal and early infant diet. Australian women in their first pregnancy (n=277) responded to questionnaires online and on paper between June 2010 and March 2011 as part of the Feeding Queensland Babies Study. Antenatal information sources are reported for maternal diet, breastfeeding and formula-feeding. Pregnant women sought and encountered information for their own and their infants' diet from many sources. Health care professionals provided antenatal dietary information for 80% of respondents and infant feeding advice for 69%. Relatives or friends were the respondents' largest reported information source for infant feeding, reported by 78%. Information on artificial baby milk was accessed on television by 77% and on the internet by 52% of respondents. Health care professionals should proactively support clients' informational needs and address encountered nutrition misinformation. Further research is necessary to establish the nature and accuracy of dietary information in the mass media.

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Title: Antenatal information sources for maternal and infant diet
Authors: Ruth Newby (Author) - University of Southern Queensland
Wendy Brodribb (Author) - University of Queensland
Robert S Ware (Author) - University of Queensland
Peter S W Davies (Author) - University of Queensland
Publication details: Breastfeeding Review, Vol.23(2), pp.13-21
Publisher: Australian Breastfeeding Association
Date published: 2015
ISSN: 0729-2759
Organisation Unit: School of Health - Nursing; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449148202621
Output Type: Journal article

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