ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Nutr.
Sec. Nutritional Epidemiology
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1586206
Complementary Feeding and Caregiver Sleep: Findings from a Representative Survey in Chongqing, China
Provisionally accepted
- 1Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- 2Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children, Chongqing, Chongqing, China
- 3Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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Sleep health and correct complementary feeding are important considerations in public health.This study aims to confirm that correct complementary feeding (CCF) practices are complex and crucial, and they can also influence the development of healthy sleep patterns in infants' caregivers.Using a convenience sampling method, we identified a cohort of Chongqing Caregiver-Infant Pairs (CQ CG-Inf P). Caregivers' sleep conditions were primarily collected through selfreports, while complementary feeding practices were gathered using the Complementary Food Guide Tool. We employed multiple regression and subgroup analysis to explore the relationship between these factors.Of the 1,230 respondent pairs, 82.6% of infants were cared for by their mothers, 22% received CCF, and 56.3% of caregivers were housewives. Multivariate logistic regression analyses, both before (Model 1) and after (Model 2) adjustment for socio-demographic characteristics and health conditions of both children and caregivers, consistently indicate that CCF is inversely associated with the establishment of longer sleep patterns among caregivers.The results of the subgroup analysis revealed that the relationship between caregivers' CCF and long sleep patterns was not influenced by the interaction of caregivers' basic demographic factors.This study showed that caregivers providing CCF may face challenges in establishing long sleep patterns. By examining diverse feeding indicators, this research advances understanding in this field. More intuitive training on complementary feeding guidelines can support caregiver sleep health and enhance parent-child interactions.
Keywords: complementary feeding, Sleep pattern, caregiver, Baby-led weaning, Parent-child relationship
Received: 02 Mar 2025; Accepted: 27 Jun 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Shi, Li, Chen, Su, Shi, ZHAO and Nian Rong. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
YONG ZHAO, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
Wang Nian Rong, Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children, Chongqing, 400065, Chongqing, China
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