Factors Influencing Parental Decision on Infant Feeding Methods
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Questionnaire to Explore the Individual Factors Which Lead Some Parents to Make an Informed Decision to Artifically Feed Their Infants.
IRAS ID
159539
Contact name
Tushar Banerjee
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 2 months, 1 days
Research summary
Evidence states that breastfeeding is the optimum nutrition for infants and imparts numerous health benefits to both mother and infant. The aim is to gather more specific evidence around the motivating factors in infant feeding decision making; so that interventions can be more targeted.
This study will look into the reasons why parents make informed decisions to artificially feed. The NHS and allied health agencies such as UNICEF offer evidence based standards to ensure information and support around infant feeding is consistent and well advised. However this has had little impact on rates of initiation of breastfeeding in some areas, therefore we would like to explore underlying factors which influence parental decision.
We will gather information around social and psychological factors which finally influence the decision to artificially feed. This study will be piloted first in a smaller population of women whose ‘feeding intention at delivery’ is artificial. Trends relating to the relationship between the motivating factors to artificially feed and their demographic may be identified and will inform further studies.REC name
London - Bloomsbury Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/LO/0259
Date of REC Opinion
23 Jun 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion