Research Centers in Nutrition and Health (CINUSA Group), Paseo de la Habana, 43, 28036 Madrid, Spain; Escuela Baby Lead Weaning, https://www.escuelablw.es/, Spain.
Research Centers in Nutrition and Health (CINUSA Group), Paseo de la Habana, 43, 28036 Madrid, Spain.
Enferm Clin (Engl Ed). 2022 Jun;32 Suppl 1:S64-S72. doi: 10.1016/j.enfcle.2021.04.005.
Baby-led-weaning (BLW) is a novel model of complementary feeding. Although there is little scientific evidence to support the suitability or superiority of this complementary feeding model, BLW is followed by many families today. The aim was to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of a group of parents and health professionals regarding BLW in Spain.
This research was designed as a cross-sectional study in a sample of 502 parents and 364 health professionals. Two questionnaires generated and disseminated through Google forms were used. The differences between groups of professionals were analyzed using the Chi-Square test.
92.3% of professionals and 93.4% of parents knew about BLW. They recommend BLW "always" in 39.8% and 69.3% of the cases, and "sometimes" in 49.7% and 24.9%, respectively. Of the health professionals, 80.5% recommended starting complementary feeding as of six months, 36% of them using BLW, 24% followed traditional weaning, 3.3% bottle feeding and the remaining 36% did not indicate. Eighty-three percent recommended chewing as soon as the child showed interest.
Both health professionals and parents recommend BLW and consider it helps promote the developmental milestones of the baby. Providing nurses with an adequate number of resources to guide parents on complementary feeding will continue to improve childcare.
婴儿主导的离乳（BLW）是一种新的补充喂养模式。尽管几乎没有科学证据支持这种补充喂养模式的适用性或优越性，但现在仍有许多家庭遵循 BLW。本研究旨在评估西班牙一组父母和卫生专业人员对 BLW 的知识和态度。
本研究设计为通过谷歌表格分发的 502 名父母和 364 名卫生专业人员的横断面研究。使用两个自行生成的问卷进行研究。使用卡方检验分析专业人员之间的差异。
92.3%的专业人员和 93.4%的父母了解 BLW。他们在 39.8%和 69.3%的情况下始终建议 BLW，在 49.7%和 24.9%的情况下有时建议 BLW。在卫生专业人员中，80.5%建议从 6 个月开始补充喂养，其中 36%使用 BLW，24%遵循传统离乳，3.3%采用奶瓶喂养，其余 36%未指定。83%的人建议一旦孩子表现出兴趣就开始咀嚼。
卫生专业人员和父母都推荐 BLW，并认为它有助于促进婴儿的发育里程碑。为护士提供足够数量的资源来指导父母进行补充喂养，将继续改善儿童保健。
