Neonatal Jaundice and Diet

Article Abstract:

Casein-based infant formula may be more effective than whey-based formula in treating neonatal jaundice. Newborns who develop elevated bilirubin levels in the blood are often switched temporarily from breast milk to infant formula. Researchers compared 60 children fed either breast milk, casein formula, or whey formula. Jaundice was more common among infants fed only breast milk, and least common among infants fed Nutramigen, the casein-based formula. Additional research may indicate that Nutramigen rather than Enfamil, in which whey proteins predominate, may reduce the incidence of neonatal jaundice and prevent some children from requiring treatment for hyperbilirubinemia.

United States, Health aspects, Evaluation, Product/Service Evaluation, Neonatal jaundice, Hyperbilirubinemia, Infant formulas, Nutramigen (Medication), Enfamil (Dietary supplement)

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Maternal feeding practices and childhood obesity: a focus group study of low-income mothers

Article Abstract:

Pediatricians need to inform new mothers that food should not be used to reward children's behavior and that heavy infants are not necessarily healthier than thin infants. Three focus groups of mothers enrolled in the WIC program revealed that many mothers believe that a heavy infant is healthy. They also used food to reward behavior and many relied on their own mother's advice about how to feed their children. In many cases, this advice contradicted the advice of nutritionists associated with the WIC program.

Public opinion, Poor women, Obesity in children, Childhood obesity

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Maternal expectations about normal child development in 4 cultural groups

Article Abstract:

Mothers from different ethnic groups may expect their child to meet certain milestones at widely varying ages. Researchers asked 255 mothers of different ethnic groups when they expected their child to reach 25 developmental milestones such as crawling, walking, eating from a spoon and speaking. There were significant ethnic differences for nine of the 25 milestones. Puerto Rican women expected their children to reach the milestones at a relatively later age than women of other ethnic groups.

Forecasts and trends, Child development, Ethnic groups

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