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The Evaluation Of An Intervention To Prevent The Early Introduction Of Solids To Babies, Susan Nancarrow
The Evaluation Of An Intervention To Prevent The Early Introduction Of Solids To Babies, Susan Nancarrow
Susan Nancarrow
Aim: To report on the evaluation of a nutrition intervention that was designed to prevent the early introduction of solids to infants and to ensure food texture and variety were age appropriate. Method: A "Nutrition Screening Tool", was administered to consecutive parents for three months by Maternal and Child Health nurses (MACH) at the two and six-month immunisation schedules. At the two-month immunisation, parents were asked to predict the age at which they proposed to introduce solids to their child and discus the factors that influenced their decision making. At the six-month immunisation schedule, parents were asked to report the …