A Systematic Review of Research on Non-Maternal Caregivers' Feeding of Children 0-3 Years

Nieri, T (通讯作者),Univ Calif Riverside, Dept Sociol, Riverside, CA 92521 USA.
2022-11
Although people other than mothers participate in feeding, few interventions include non-maternal caregivers, especially those promoting healthy development among children aged 0-3 years. Understanding the role and influence of non-maternal caregivers is essential for the development and effectiveness of early childhood feeding interventions; yet, no reviews have examined non-maternal caregivers of children aged 0-3 years. This study assessed what is known about non-maternal caregivers' feeding of children aged 0-3. We systematically reviewed 38 empirical quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods studies, cataloged in PubMed and Web of Science and published between 1/2000-6/2021. The studies showed that non-maternal caregivers engage in child feeding and their attitudes and behaviors affect child outcomes. Like mothers, non-maternal caregivers vary in the extent to which their knowledge and attitudes support recommended feeding practices and the extent to which they exhibit responsive feeding styles and practices. Children of broad ages were included in the studies; future research should include infant/toddler-only samples to allow for better assessment of age-specific feeding constructs. The studies also revealed issues specific to non-maternal caregivers that are unlikely to be addressed in interventions developed for mothers. Thus, the review highlighted features of non-maternal caregiving of children 0-3 years that could be addressed to support feeding and child outcomes.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
卷号:19|期号:21
收录类别:SCIE
语种
英语
来源机构
University of California System; University of California Riverside; University of California System; University of California Riverside; California State University System; San Jose State University; Brown University; University of California System; University of California Riverside
资助机构
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health
资助信息
Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U54MD013368. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
被引频次(WOS)
0
被引频次(其他)
0
180天使用计数
3
2013以来使用计数
3
EISSN
1660-4601
出版年
2022-11
DOI
10.3390/ijerph192114463
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
child feeding non-maternal caregivers early childhood
WOS学科分类
Environmental Sciences Public, Environmental & Occupational Health