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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on infant feeding practices in the United States: Food insecurity, supply shortages and deleterious formula-feeding practices.
Marino, Jessica A; Meraz, Kimberly; Dhaliwal, Manuvir; Payán, Denise D; Wright, Tashelle; Hahn-Holbrook, Jennifer.
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  • Marino JA; Department of Psychology, University of California, Merced, California, USA.
  • Meraz K; Department of Psychology, University of California, Merced, California, USA.
  • Dhaliwal M; Department of Psychology, University of California, Merced, California, USA.
  • Payán DD; Department of Health, Society, and Behavior, University of California, Irvine, California, USA.
  • Wright T; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Hahn-Holbrook J; Department of Psychology, University of California, Merced, California, USA.
Matern Child Nutr ; 19(3): e13498, 2023 07.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36949019
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.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Pandemias / COVID-19 Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Female / Humans / Infant País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Matern Child Nutr Asunto de la revista: CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO / PERINATOLOGIA Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Pandemias / COVID-19 Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Female / Humans / Infant País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Matern Child Nutr Asunto de la revista: CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO / PERINATOLOGIA Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido