title: Infant formula, tea, and water supplementation of latino infants at 4-6 weeks postpartum.
abstract: The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months-of-age. The authors examined prevalence and risk factors for use of infant formulas, water, and teas at 4-6 weeks in Latino infants in the San Francisco Bay Area, a group at high risk for future obesity. They recruited a cohort of pregnant Latina women (N = 201). Infant dietary recall and postpartum depressive symptoms were assessed at 4-6 weeks. The authors found that 105 women (53.1%) were feeding infant formulas and 48 (25.4%) were supplementing with tea or water. Of those providing water or tea, 60.0% were providing daily supplementation. In multivariate analyses, risk for infant supplementation with water or tea was associated with postpartum depressive symptoms (relative risk, 1.8; 95% confidence interval, 1.1-3.0), cesarean delivery (relative risk, 1.9; 95% confidence interval, 1.3-2.9), and infant formula use (relative risk, 1.3; 95% confidence interval, 1.1-1.6). Early supplementation with water or teas and infant formulas should be discouraged in Latinos, given the high frequency observed in this population.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-0136, USA. wojcicki@gmail.com
authors.forename: Janet M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wojcicki
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Holbrook
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Lustig
authors.forename: Aaron B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Caughey
authors.forename: Ricardo F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: Melvin B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Heyman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000208:ethnology*; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004326:Drinking / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007224:Infant Care / Q000379:methods; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000208:ethnology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013662:Tea; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D013662:Tea