التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on infant feeding practices in the United States: Food insecurity, supply shortages and deleterious formula‐feeding practices. |
| المؤلفون: |
Marino, Jessica A., Meraz, Kimberly, Dhaliwal, Manuvir, Payán, Denise D., Wright, Tashelle, Hahn‐Holbrook, Jennifer |
| المصدر: |
Maternal & Child Nutrition; Jul2023, Vol. 19 Issue 3, p1-14, 14p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
BREASTFEEDING, RESEARCH funding, FOOD security, LOGISTIC regression analysis, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, BREAST milk, IMMUNE system, CHI-squared test, INFANT nutrition, ELEMENTAL diet, CAREGIVERS, LACTATION, FOOD supply, SOCIAL support, DATA analysis software, COVID-19 pandemic |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
UNITED States |
| مستخلص: |
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic increased food insecurity among US households, however, little is known about how infants, who rely primarily on human milk and/or infant formula, were impacted. We conducted an online survey with US caregivers of infants under 2 years of age (N = 319) to assess how the COVID‐19 pandemic impacted breastfeeding, formula‐feeding and household ability to obtain infant‐feeding supplies and lactation support (68% mothers; 66% White; 8% living in poverty). We found that 31% of families who used infant formula indicated that they experienced various challenges in obtaining infant formula, citing the following top three reasons: the formula was sold out (20%), they had to travel to multiple stores (21%) or formula was too expensive (8%). In response, 33% of families who used formula reported resorting to deleterious formula‐feeding practices such as diluting formula with extra water (11%) or cereal (10%), preparing smaller bottles (8%) or saving leftover mixed bottles for later (11%). Of the families who fed infants human milk, 53% reported feeding changes directly as a result of the pandemic, for example, 46% increased their provisioning of human milk due to perceived benefits for the infant's immune system (37%), ability to work remotely/stay home (31%), concerns about money (9%) or formula shortages (8%). Fifteen percent of families who fed human milk reported that they did not receive the lactation support they needed and 4.8% stopped breastfeeding. To protect infant food and nutrition security, our results underscore the need for policies to support breastfeeding and ensure equitable and reliable access to infant formula. Key messages: One in three families who fed infants formula reported using one or more deleterious formula‐feeding practices during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, likely due to formula shortages and financial strain.Of the families who fed infants human milk, 15% reported difficulties accessing lactation support directly as a result of the pandemic, although 46% of families reported increased provision of human milk.Flexible government programmes and policies are needed to ensure equitable access to lactation support and infant formula during crises. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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