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- Title
Mothers' negative affectivity during pregnancy and food choices for their infants.
- Authors
Hampson SE; Tonstad S; Irgens LM; Meltzer HM; Vollrath ME; Hampson, S E; Tonstad, S; Irgens, L M; Meltzer, H M; Vollrath, M E
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>The objective of this study was to analyze whether maternal negative affectivity assessed in pregnancy is related with subsequent infant food choices.<bold>Design: </bold>The study design was a cohort study.<bold>Subjects: </bold>The subjects were mothers (N=37 919) and their infants participating in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study conducted by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.<bold>Measurements: </bold>Maternal negative affectivity assessed prepartum (Hopkins Symptom Checklist 5 (SCL-5) at weeks 17 and 30 of pregnancy), introduction of solid foods by month 3 and feeding of sweet drinks by month 6 (by the reports of the mothers) were analyzed.<bold>Results: </bold>Mothers with higher negative affectivity were 64% more likely (95% confidence interval 1.5-1.8) to feed sweet drinks by month 6, and 79% more likely (95% confidence interval 1.6-2.0) to introduce solid foods by month 3. These odds decreased to 41 and 30%, respectively, after adjusting for mother's age, body mass index (BMI) and education.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>The maternal trait of negative affectivity is an independent predictor of infant feeding practices that may be related with childhood weight gain, overweight and obesity.
- Publication
International Journal of Obesity, 2010, Vol 34, Issue 2, p327
- ISSN
0307-0565
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1038/ijo.2009.230