scholarly journals Maternal Concern about Child Weight in a Study of Weight-Discordant Siblings

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja V. E. Kral ◽  
Reneé H. Moore ◽  
Charlene W. Compher
Keyword(s):  
Child Weight ◽  
Maternal Concern

Relationship Between Parent and Child Weight Status and Maternal Encouragement to Diet

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bridget R. Armstrong ◽  
Sarah J. Mayer-Brown ◽  
David Janicke
Keyword(s):  
Weight Status ◽  
Child Weight

scholarly journals Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Their Association with Breastfeeding and Child Weight Outcomes

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 233
Author(s):  
María Pineros-Leano ◽  
Jaclyn A. Saltzman ◽  
Janet M. Liechty ◽  
Salma Musaad ◽  
Liliana Aguayo
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Physical Growth ◽  
Maternal Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Developmental Problems ◽  
Child Weight ◽  
Child Body Mass Index ◽  
Weight Outcomes

Children of mothers with depressive symptoms are at a higher risk for psychosocial, behavioral, and developmental problems. However, the effects of maternal depression on children’s physical growth are not well understood. To address the gaps in the literature, this study examined the association between maternal depressive symptoms, breastfeeding behaviors, and child weight outcomes. Data from 204 mother–child dyads who participated in the STRONG Kids 1 Study were used. Mothers and children were assessed twice when the children were 3 and 4 years old. Height and weight measurements of children and mothers were collected by trained researchers during both assessments. Multiple linear regression and analysis of covariance tests were used to examine the associations between maternal depressive symptoms, breastfeeding, and age and sex-adjusted child body mass index percentile. Recurrent maternal depressive symptoms when the child was 3 and 4 years old were not associated with child body mass index percentiles (BMI-P) at age 4. Mothers who breastfed for at least 6 months had significantly lower depressive symptoms when their children were 3 years of age, but the differences did not persist at age 4. In this community sample, maternal depressive symptoms were not associated with child BMI-P, regardless of breastfeeding duration.

Child weight and parental feeding practices: a child-responsive model

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 174-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Lind Melbye ◽  
Håvard Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Weight Status ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Parental Concern ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Parental Feeding Practices ◽  
Child Weight ◽  
Parental Feeding ◽  
Wide Range

Purpose – The majority of previous studies on parental feeding practices have focused on the effect of controlling feeding strategies on child eating and weight (i.e. parental influence on children). The present study turns the arrow in the opposite direction, and it aims to test a child-responsive model by exploring the process in which child weight status might influence parental feeding practices, addressing potential mediating effects of parental concern for child weight (i.e. child influence on parents). Design/methodology/approach – A cross-sectional survey was performed among parents of 10- to 12-year olds (n = 963). The survey questionnaire included measures of parental feeding practices and parents’ reports of child weight and height. Stepwise regressions were performed to reveal potential mediating effects of parental concern for child weight status on the associations between child BMI and a wide range of parental feeding practices. Findings – Our results suggest a mediating effect of parental concern for child overweight on the associations between child body mass index and controlling feeding practices such as restriction for weight and health purposes and responsibility for determining child portion sizes. Originality/value – This study provides an extension of previous research on parental feeding–child weight relationship. It includes a wider spectrum of feeding variables, and integrates parental concern for both child who is overweight and child who is underweight as potential mediators of the associations between child weight and parental feeding practices. Moreover, it has its focus on preadolescent children, while previous studies have focused on infants and young children.

Is there a link between low parental income and childhood obesity?

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 238-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nichola Shackleton
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Child Obesity ◽  
Income Poverty ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Child Weight ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Childhood Weight ◽  
Increased Risk

The association between familial socioeconomic status and child obesity has created the expectation that low familial income increases the risk of child obesity. Yet, there is very little evidence in the United Kingdom to suggest that this is the case. This article focuses on whether low familial income and family poverty are associated with an increased risk of child obesity. Data from the Millennium Cohort Study (age 7) are analysed. Sequential logistic regression analyses are used to determine whether income has a direct link to childhood weight. The results show no direct relationship between familial income/poverty and weight in childhood. Numerous robustness checks provide considerable evidence that low familial income has no association with children’s weight status in the United Kingdom. The results demonstrate that social inequalities in child weight are not driven by differences in income.

O-221 Stage and morphology of the competent blastocyst are associated with pregnancy and birth outcomes; a multicenter cohort study

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M L Groendahl ◽  
M. Buhl Borgstrøm ◽  
U. Schiøler Kesmodel
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Blastocyst Transfer ◽  
Singleton Pregnancy ◽  
Child Weight ◽  
Single Blastocyst Transfer ◽  
Pregnancy And Birth

Abstract Study question Do stage and morphology of the competent blastocyst associate with initial hCG rise, gestational age, preterm birth, child birth weight, length, and child sex? Summary answer Higher stage, TE- and ICM-scores associated with higher hCG-rise; ICM- and TE-scores associated with length at birth, and higher stage and TE-score associated with boys. What is known already Many studies have focused on the developmental stage and morphology of the blastocysts in order to find biomarkers of competence to improve the efficacy of assisted reproduction technology treatment. In contrast, the associations between blastocyst assessment score parameters (individually or by combined score) and perinatal outcome have only been reported in few and smaller single center studies, and conflicting results have been presented. In the present study, we focused on the in vitro cultured blastocyst leading to a live birth and how the stage and morphology of these competent blastocysts relate to implantation and birth outcomes. Study design, size, duration Multicenter historical cohort study based on exposure (blastocyst stage (1-6) and morphology (trophectoderm (TE) and inner cell mass (ICM): A,B,C)) and outcome data (serum human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), gestational age, preterm birth, child weight, length, and sex) from women undergoing single blastocyst transfer resulting in singleton pregnancy and birth. Data from 16 private and university-based facilities for clinical services and research from 2014 to 2018 was included. Participants/materials, setting, methods 7246 women, who underwent ovarian stimulation or Frozen-thawed-Embryo-Transfer with single blastocyst transfer resulting in singleton pregnancy were identified. Linking to the Danish Medical Birth Registry resulted in a total of 4842 women with live birth being included. Initial serum hCG value (IU/L) (11 days after transfer), gestational age (days), preterm birth (%) child weight (grams), length (cm) and sex. The analyses were adjusted for female age, BMI, smoking, center, diagnosis, parity, gestational age and sex. Main results and the role of chance Higher mean initial hCG was consistently positively associated with higher developmental stage (p < 0.001), TE (p < 0.001) and ICM score (p = 0.02); for stage 6, TE (A) and ICM (A): 508.4, 436.5 and 428.5 IU/L, respectively. No differences between blastocyst morphology (stage, TE, ICM), gestational age (mean 276.6 days), preterm birth (8.3%) and birth weight (mean 3461.7 gram) were statistically significant. While stage showed no association with length at birth (mean 51.6 cm), length at birth between blastocysts with a TE score C and a TE score A were statistically significant (mean difference 0.5 cm (0.07;0.83)) as was the length at birth between blastocysts with an ICM score B and C compared to score A, mean differences respectively 0.2 cm (0.02;0.31) and 0.5 cm (0.03;0.87). Stage and TE, but not ICM were associated with the sex of the child. Blastocysts transferred with stage score 5 compared to blastocysts transferred with score 3 had a 33% increased probability of being a boy (OR 1.33 (1.08;1.64)). Further, TE score B blastocysts compared to TE score A blastocysts had a 28% reduced probability of being a boy (OR 0.72 (0.62;0.82)). Limitations, reasons for caution The assessment scores of the blastocystś stage and morphology were based on subjective evaluation, and information bias may have influenced the results. By adjusting for center, we took the potential variation in scoring between clinics into considerations. Wider implications of the findings Stage and morphology of the competent blastocyst was associated with initial hCG rise suggesting an effect on implantation, which may be used in routine, everyday information to women and couples on the day of blastocyst transfer. Trial registration number j.nr.: VD-2018-282

Longitudinal associations between early child weight gain, parent feeding, child self‐regulation , and later child body mass index

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marisol Perez ◽  
Laura K. Winstone ◽  
Sarah G. Curci ◽  
Juan C. Hernández ◽  
Jennifer A. Somers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Early Child ◽  
Child Weight ◽  
Child Body Mass Index ◽  
Longitudinal Associations ◽  
Parent Feeding
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