Nutritional knowledge and infant feeding decisions of pregnant women

• Main Author: Flanders, Lisa S.
• Other Authors: Chezem, Jo Carol
• Format: Others
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Breastfeeding.; Infant formulas.; Mother and infant.; Infants > Nutrition > Psychological aspects.
• Online Access: http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/handle/186158; http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1115735

The aim of this research was to examine differences in general nutrition knowledge and prenatal sources of infant feeding information among women planning to feed breast milk, breast-milk substitutes, or a combination of breast milk and breast-milk substitutes. Subjects completed a demographic survey, a test of nutrition knowledge, and a questionnaire on sources of infant feeding information. There were no statistical differences in age, education, and nutrition knowledge scores among women in the three groups. A significant relationship was observed between education and nutrition knowledge; women who had attended college courses scored higher.003) on the nutrition knowledge test than those who had not attended. Health care providers (82%) and reading materials (82%) were the most frequently cited sources of infant feeding information. While general nutrition knowledge appears to be positively related to education, it does not appear to influence the infant feeding decision. === Department of Family and Consumer Sciences