Complementary Feeding Interventions for Infants and Young Children Under Age 2 : Scoping of Promising Interventions to Implement at the Community or State Level

Complementary feeding refers to the introduction of foods other than human milk or formula to an infants diet. In response to a request from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Academies Health and Medicine Division convened the Committee on Complementary Feeding Interventions for Infants and Young Children under Age 2 to conduct a consensus study scoping review of peer-reviewed literature and other publicly available information on interventions addressing complementary feeding of infants and young children. The interventions studied took place in the U.S. and other high-income country health care systems; early care and education settings; university cooperative extension programs; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); home visiting programs; and other settings. This consensus study report summarizes evidence and provides information on interventions that could be scaled up or implemented at a community or state level. Table of ContentsFront MatterSummary1 Introduction2 Methodological Approach3 Considerations4 Overview of Interventions Identified in the Scoping Review5 Identified Informative Studies and Elements6 Considerations for Scaling Infant and Young Child Feeding Interventions7 Implications and Considerations for Design of Interventions to Improve Infant and Young Child Feeding Behavior in the United StatesAppendix A: Committee Member BiographiesAppendix B: Open Session MaterialsAppendix C: Literature Search Strategies and ResultsAppendix D: Data Extraction CriteriaAppendix E: Data Extraction TablesAppendix F: Scalability Assessments for Informative Studies

Complementary feeding refers to the introduction of foods other than human milk or formula to an infants diet. In response to a request from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Academies Health and Medicine Division convened the Committee on Complementary Feeding Interventions for Infants and Young Children under Age 2 to conduct a consensus study scoping review of peer-reviewed literature and other publicly available information on interventions addressing complementary feeding of infants and young children. The interventions studied took place in the U.S. and other high-income country health care systems; early care and education settings; university cooperative extension programs; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); home visiting programs; and other settings. This consensus study report summarizes evidence and provides information on interventions that could be scaled up or implemented at a community or state level.