McAdams Rebecca J, Roberts Kristin J, Keim Sarah A, McKenzie Lara B
Author Affiliations: Center for Injury Research and Policy, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio (Mss McAdams and Roberts, and Dr McKenzie); Center for Biobehavioral Health, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio (Dr Keim); Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (Drs Keim and McKenzie); and Division of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (Drs Keim and McKenzie).
J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2024 Sep 24. doi: 10.1097/JPN.0000000000000873.
To examine Pinterest pins to discern the content, messaging and claims, and engagement with pins regarding formula hacking and homemade formula.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discourage formula hacking (ie, preparing formula not according to directions to extend its use) and making homemade infant formula due to its associated health risks. Yet, caregivers are using social media platforms to find information on these topics.
This study conducted a content analysis of Pinterest pins related to formula hacking and homemade infant formula identified from the platform in January 2023 by using 14 search terms.
A total of 63 pins were included in the sample. The topic of all (100.0%) pins was homemade formula. More than one-half (56.0%) of the 25 pins that provided a recipe included an unsafe ingredient, such as raw milk. The most frequently provided reasons to use homemade infant formula were in an emergency (38.2%) and when breastfeeding was not possible (38.2%). The most common claim was that homemade infant formula was healthy (59.6%). The total number of followers for the 63 pins was 861 636.
Pinterest is widely used by caregivers to find feeding information for their infants. Credible organizations should utilize Pinterest to disseminate safe infant feeding practices supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
The results will help nurses advocate for safe infant feeding and help them guide caregivers away from unsafe formula practices found on social media.
审视Pinterest上的“图钉”，以识别关于配方奶粉破解和自制配方奶粉的内容、信息、说法以及与这些“图钉”的互动情况。
美国儿科学会和疾病控制与预防中心不鼓励进行配方奶粉破解（即不按说明配制配方奶粉以延长其使用期限）以及自制婴儿配方奶粉，因为这存在相关健康风险。然而，护理人员正在利用社交媒体平台查找有关这些主题的信息。
本研究对2023年1月从该平台识别出的与配方奶粉破解和自制婴儿配方奶粉相关的Pinterest“图钉”进行了内容分析，使用了14个搜索词。
样本中共纳入63个“图钉”。所有（100.0%）“图钉”的主题都是自制配方奶粉。在提供配方的25个“图钉”中，超过一半（56.0%）包含不安全成分，如生牛奶。使用自制婴儿配方奶粉最常给出的理由是在紧急情况下（38.2%）以及无法进行母乳喂养时（38.2%）。最常见的说法是自制婴儿配方奶粉是健康的（59.6%）。这63个“图钉”的关注者总数为861636人。
护理人员广泛使用Pinterest来查找婴儿喂养信息。可信组织应利用Pinterest来传播由疾病控制与预防中心和美国儿科学会支持的安全婴儿喂养做法。
研究结果将有助于护士倡导安全的婴儿喂养，并帮助他们引导护理人员远离社交媒体上发现的不安全配方奶粉做法。
