The Effect of Baby-Led Weaning and Traditional Complementary Feeding Education on Infant Development
Condition: Growth; Infant Development; Complementary Feeding; Nutrition, Healthy; Anemia, Iron Deficiency; Obesity, Infant
MeSH terms: Anemia, Iron-Deficiency; Iron Deficiencies; Pediatric Obesity
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      The goal of this [type of study: clinical trial] is to compare compare the nutrition,
      development, obesity risk and anemia risk of the infant with the BLW method and TCF method
      given to the mothers of infants who have switched to complementary feeding. The main
      question[s] it aims to answer are:

        -  Does the training on the GTB and BLW method given in accordance with the developmental
           age of the baby in months have an effect on the feeding and development of the babies in
           both groups?

        -  Does the training on the GTB and BLW method given in accordance with the developmental
           age of the baby in months have an effect on the obesity risk and anemia risk of babies
           in both groups?

      Participants will participate in each session of the complementary nutrition trainings given
      in accordance with their age on a monthly basis and will provide a diet suitable for the
      trainings.

      Researchers will compare the nutritional parameters, developmental levels, and height and
      weight gains of infants fed with the BLW and TCF method to see the effect of complementary
      feeding education on the nutrition and development of infants and whether there is anemia and
      obesity risk.
    

Detailed description: 
      Regarding the basic questions that the study aims to answer;

      Micronutrient intake, hemoglobin, ferritin and vitamin B12 levels were evaluated to examine
      the effects of the trainings on infant nutrition.

      Physical, cognitive, psychosocial, language, motor and game development levels of infants
      were evaluated in order to examine the effects of training on infant development.

      Weight gain, WLZ, LAZ and WAZ scores of infants were evaluated to examine the effects of the
      education given on obesity risk.

      Hemoglobin, hematocrit and ferritin levels were evaluated to examine the effects of the
      training given on the risk of anemia.
    

Intervention name(s): Baby-Led Weaning (BLW); Traditional Complementary Feeding (TCF)
Intervention type(s): Other; Other
Intervention description(s): BLW trainings given to mothers for 6-12 month old babies; TCF trainings given to mothers for 6-12 month old babies
Other intervention name(s): BLW; TCF
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description: The sample size of the study consisted of 62 people according to the power analysis. Block and stratified randomization methods were used in the selection of the experimental groups. When the literature is examined, there are studies showing the effect of mothers' education level and previous complementary food experiences on the transition to solid food. Accordingly, stratification was made according to the education level of the mothers and the number of children. Thus, two people were assigned homogeneously in each block according to the education level of the mothers and the number of children. Randomization was done by the Outcome Evaluator independently of the investigators. The research was carried out according to the Consort 2010 Flow Chart and the study was concluded with 56 people.
Masking: Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary purpose: Prevention
Keywords: Growth; Infant Development; Complementary Feeding; Nutrition, Healthy; Anemia, Iron Deficiency; Obesity, Infant; solid food