Residency School of Pediatrics, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Primary Care Pediatrician, 00183 Rome, Italy.
Nutrients. 2023 Mar 4;15(5):1280. doi: 10.3390/nu15051280.
Current practice regarding complementary feeding (CF) is influenced by socio-cultural background. Our group already investigated the Italian approach to CF in the years 2015-2017. Our aim was to update those data by finding out: if the habits have changed nationwide, how the trends changed in each area, and if the differences between regions still exist. We devised and submitted to Italian primary care paediatricians (PCP) a questionnaire consisting of four items regarding the suggestions they gave to families about CF and compared the results to the ones from our previous survey. We collected 595 responses. Traditional weaning was the most recommended method, with a significant reduction compared to the period of 2015-2017 (41% vs. 60%); conversely, the proportion of PCP endorsing baby-led weaning (BLW) or traditional spoon-feeding with adult food tastings has increased, while the endorsement of commercial baby foods dropped. BLW is still more popular in the North and Centre compared to the South (24.9%, 22.3%, and 16.7%, respectively). The age to start CF and the habit of giving written information have not changed over time. Our results highlighted that Italian paediatricians encourage BLW and traditional CF with adult tastings more than in the past, at the expense of traditional spoon-feeding.
目前，补充喂养（CF）的实践受到社会文化背景的影响。我们的团队已经在 2015-2017 年期间调查了意大利的 CF 方法。我们的目的是通过了解以下方面来更新这些数据：习惯是否在全国范围内发生了变化，每个地区的趋势如何变化，以及地区之间是否仍然存在差异。我们设计并向意大利基层医疗儿科医生（PCP）提交了一份包含四个关于他们对 CF 建议的问题的问卷，并将结果与我们之前的调查进行了比较。我们共收集了 595 份回复。传统的断奶方法是最推荐的方法，与 2015-2017 年期间相比，这种方法的比例显著下降（41%对 60%）；相反，支持婴儿主导喂养（BLW）或传统用勺子喂食并品尝成人食物的 PCP 的比例有所增加，而支持商业婴儿食品的比例有所下降。BLW 仍然在北方和中部比在南方更受欢迎（分别为 24.9%、22.3%和 16.7%）。开始 CF 的年龄和提供书面信息的习惯在时间上没有变化。我们的结果表明，意大利儿科医生比以往更鼓励 BLW 和传统的 CF 与成人品尝，而传统的勺子喂食则有所减少。
