Publication Date
May 15, 2015
Type
Topics
Report
WIC Infant and Toddler Feeding Practices Study 2: Intention to Breastfeed
By May L, Borger C, McNutt S, Harrison G, Weinfield N, MacAllum C, Montaquila J
The WIC Infant and Toddler Feeding Practices Study 2 (WIC ITFPS-2)/ “Feeding My Baby” Study is designed to describe the feeding practices used by caregivers and measure the nutrition outcomes of children who participate in WIC. The study uses a longitudinal design; caregivers respond to surveys periodically from a prenatal interview through the infant’s third birthday. This study will provide a series of reports. The current report presents results from the prenatal survey.
A series of reports being released on a yearly basis from 2015-2020. The first report, the prenatal report, was released in 2015 and the anticipated release date for the Year 1 Report is 2016, Year 2 is 2017, etc. with the Year 5 Report anticipated to be released in 2020.
Contractor: Westat
This research was funded by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
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Date Added
January 3, 2018
Citation
May L, Borger C, McNutt S, Harrison G, Weinfield N, MacAllum C, Montaquila J (2015) WIC Infant and Toddler Feeding Practices Study 2: Intention to Breastfeed. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. Available online: https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/special-supplemental-nutrition-program-women-infants-and-children-wic-infant-and-toddler-feeding