Maternal and Pediatric Nutrition

Maternal and Pediatric Nutrition
Open Access

ISSN: 2472-1182

Research Article - (2015) Volume 1, Issue 1

A Qualitative Study of Mothers Perceptions of Weaning and the Use of Commercial Infant Food in the United Kingdom

Kate Maslin1,2*, Audrey Dunn Galvin3,4, Sian Shepherd5,6, Tara Dean1,2, Ann Dewey1 and Carina Venter1,2
1School of Health Sciences and Social Work, University of Portsmouth, James Watson West Building, White Swan Road, Portsmouth, PO1 2DT, UK
2David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre, St. Mary’s Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG, UK
3School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork, UCC Enterprise Centre, North Mall, Cork City, Ireland
4Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Cork University Hospital, Cork City, Ireland
5Nutrition and Dietetics, Whittington NHS, Magdala Avenue, London, UK
6BMI The Kings Oak and Cavell Hospitals, Enfield, London, UK
*Corresponding Author: Kate Maslin, Senior Research Fellow, School of Health Sciences and Social Work, University of Portsmouth, White Swan Road, Portsmouth, PO1 2DT, UK, Tel: 02392 844494 Email:

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