Infant feeding and maternal concerns about stool hardness.
From a questionnaire completed by 195 mothers of infants aged 3-12 weeks we found that significantly more formula than breast-feeding mothers had concerns about stool hardness and had sought professional advice, resulting in both increased use of health care resources and more dietary interventions.
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MRC Childhood Nutrition Research Centre, Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
Abbott
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Lucas
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D001290:Attitude; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005243:Feces; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers