Classical Music, Television Show
Conditions
Keywords
infant feeding, breast-feeding, bottle-feeding, feeding interactions, maternal feeding practices
Brief summary
The objective of the proposed research is to conduct a within-subject experimental study that will assess the effect of environmental distractions on a mothers' ability to recognize and feed in response to infants' feeding cues. Investigators hypothesize that mothers will spend significantly more time looking at their technology compared to looking at their infant, which will be negatively associated with the mothers' responsiveness to her infant. This will have a positive association with infant intake during the feeding. Investigators also hypothesize that mothers will show less sensitivity when distracted when compared to when they are not distracted.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALTechnology distraction
Infants will be fed with classical music playing in the background for one feeding and with a television show playing for the mother to watch during the other.
Sponsors
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 6 Months
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Mothers must be 18 years or older * Infants must be between 0-6 months of age
Exclusion criteria
* Preterm birth * Medical conditions that interfere with feeding
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Infant intake within a feeding (mL) | 2-hour period | Infant intake within a feeding (mL) assessed by weighing the bottle or infant, depending on the type of feeding, before and after the feeding. |
| Maternal responsiveness | 2-hour period | Maternal responsiveness to infant cues during a feeding assessed by the Nursing Child Assessment Satellite Training Parent-Child Interaction Feeding Scale. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed