Perception of the Baby-Led Weaning method by families and nursing professionals
Section: Originals
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Manero Montañés P, López Vidal MC, Lorda Cobos AI, Genzor Ríos C, Casanovas Marsal JO, González de la Cuesta D. Percepción del método Baby Lead Weaning por parte de las familias y de los profesionales de Enfermería. Metas Enferm oct 2022; 25(8):49-60. Doi: https://doi.org/10.35667/MetasEnf.2022.25.1003081990
Authors
Paula Manero Montañés1, María Cristina López Vidal1, Ana Isabel Lorda Cobos1, Cristina Genzor Ríos1, Josep Oriol Casanovas Marsal2, Delia González de la Cuesta3
Position
1Enfermera Especialista en Pediatría. Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet. Zaragoza (España)2Enfermero. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Aragón. Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet. Zaragoza (España)3Enfermera. Área de investigación e innovación. Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet. Zaragoza (España)
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Paula Manero Montañés. C/ Meridiano, 10. 50016 Zaragoza (España).
Contact email: paula.manero5@gmail.com
Abstract
Objective: to describe the awareness among Nursing professionals regarding the Baby-Led Weaning (BLW) method, as well as its advantages and drawbacks and its application in clinical practice; and to identify the profile of families using this method, as well as the way to conduct it and the level of satisfaction with it.
Method: a descriptive cross-sectional study among Primary and Specialized Care Nursing professionals in Aragon, and among parents who participated in the “Aprender a comer solito” (“Learning to eat on your own”) workshop in the Arrabal Primary Care Centre in Zaragoza. Self-administered ad hoc questionnaires were used for data collection, through Google forms®.
Results: there was awareness of BLW in 92% of professionals; the strength with the highest rate (83.4%) was that BLW allowed babies to experiment and get to know foods, while the most prevalent weakness was the risk of choking (67.6%). Families who had conducted BLW would recommend the method on a 94.4%; they highlighted as a strength, with 88.9%, “A more natural method which allows moving from exclusive breastfeeding to complementary diet”, and as a weakness, with 77.8%, “Lack of time”.
Conclusions: BLW is a method widely known by Nursing professionals, though barriers have been found for its recommendation in daily practice, particularly linked to the risk of choking. Families highlighted the autonomy and enjoyment that the method provided to babies, as well as a natural transition to foods, stating a high level of satisfaction with the BLW method and considering it recommendable.
Keywords:
weaning; Baby Led Weaning; feeding methods; Nursing professionals; supplementary feeding; family
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