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Table 4 Effect of RP intervention on maternal pressure, restriction, and structure in feeding

From: INSIGHT responsive parenting intervention and infant feeding practices: randomized clinical trial

 

RP

(n = 140)

Control

(n = 139)

p-valuea

Odds ratio (CI) or Cohen’s D

Pressuring feeding

 Child is encouraged to finish a bottle if baby stops drinking before the milk is all gone (≥sometimes, denominator = current bottle users)

  8 weeks

38/114 (33.3%)

56/108 (51.4%)

0.007

0.5 (0.3–0.8)

  20 weeks

41/117 (35.0%)

53/105 (50.5%)

0.02

0.5 (0.3–0.9)

  32 weeks

36/109 (33.0%)

65/106 (61.3%)

< 0.0001

0.3 (0.2–0.5)

 Try to get my child to finish breastmilk or formula (denominator = all available)

 16 weeks

  Never

48/132 (36.4%)

39/131 (29.8%)

0.06

0.7 (0.4–1.0)

  Rarely

43/132 (32.6%)

41/131 (31.3%)

  Half of the time

23/132 (17.4%)

21/131 (16.0%)

  Most of the time

16/132 (12.1%)

22/131 (16.8%)

  Always

2/132 (1.5%)

8/131 (6.1%)

 28 weeks

  Never

46/128 (35.9%)

22/125 (17.6%)

< 0.0001

0.4 (0.2–0.6)

  Rarely

54/128 (42.2%)

47/125 (37.6%)

  Half of the time

11/128 (8.6%)

26/125 (20.8%)

  Most of the time

14/128 (10.9%)

18/125 (14.4%)

  Always

3/128 (2.3%)

12/125 (9.6%)

Try to get my child to finish his/her food (denominator = all available)

 28 weeks

  Never

42/128 (32.8%)

16/119 (13.5%)

0.0001

0.4 (0.3–0.6)

  Rarely

43/128 (33.6%)

43/119 (36.1%)

  Half of the time

23/128 (18.0%)

24/119 (20.2%)

  Most of the time

17/128 (13.3%)

27/119 (22.7%)

  Always

3/128 (2.3%)

9/119 (7.6%)

Infant Feeding Styles Questionnaire (IFSQ) – 28 weeks

 Pressure to finish

1.85 (0.61), n = 130

2.24 (0.74), n = 128

< 0.0001

0.58

 Pressure to soothe

1.71 (0.62), n = 130

2.23 (0.82), n = 128

< 0.0001

0.72

 Pressure with cereal

1.39 (0.65), n = 130

1.73 (0.90), n = 128

0.0003

0.43

 Restrictive/amount

2.84 (1.05), n = 130

2.93 (1.03), n = 128

0.48

0.09

 Restrictive/diet quality

3.93 (0.69), n = 130

3.87 (0.77), n = 128

0.51

0.08

 Responsive/satiety

4.62 (0.41), n = 130

4.56 (0.48), n = 127

0.29

0.13

Structure and Control in Parenting Feeding (SCPF) – 52 weeks

 Limit exposure

4.13 (0.40), n = 120

4.01 (0.47), n = 123

0.03

0.27

 Consistent feeding routines

4.18 (0.48), n = 120

4.00 (0.49), n = 123

0.006

0.37

 Pressure to eat

1.78 (0.62), n = 120

1.99 (0.68), n = 123

0.01

0.32

 Restriction

2.12 (0.88), n = 120

2.03 (0.85), n = 123

0.42

0.10

  1. ap for study group difference, ANOVA or logistic regression adjusted for stratification variables