Examining the Association Between Parental Factors and Childhood Obesity

Introduction to Population-Based Nursing

“…Implications for early interventions beginning in pregnancy and continuing through infancy and early childhood are clear. Evidence is increasing that early feeding patterns (e.g., breastfeeding versus formula feeding), as well as parental obesity and parental eating patterns, are linked to the increased likelihood of developing obesity in children, which puts them at an increased risk for type 2 DM (Dubois et al, 2022;Webber-Ritchey et al, 2023). There are many opportunities for APRNs to apply evidence-based, primary prevention interventions to improve the long-term outcomes of children at the beginning of pregnancy and at birth and thereafter.…”