Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

responsive feeding

Dutch translation:

Voeden op verzoek houdt in dat de moeder de baby voedt wanneer deze signalen geeft te willen drinken

Jun 1, 2009 12:55
14 yrs ago
English term

responsive feeding

GBK English to Dutch Social Sciences Nutrition
Definition from World Health Organization:
Feeding young infants requires active care and stimulation, where the caregiver is responsive to the child clues for hunger and also encourages the child to eat. This is also referred to as active or responsive feeding.
Example sentences:
Premature infants need their mothers’ sensitive and responsive feeding behavior to regulate their feeding, to feed adaptively and to engage their mothers. (allacademic.com)
Also very importantly, responsive feeding, maternal encouragement to eat and other psychosocial aspects of care during feeding likely to be important for ensuring adequate food and nutrient intake of the child. (unicef.org)
The complementary feeding phase is a fun learning time for infants. Listening to their baby’s messages is all parents need to do to develop a responsive feeding relationship. (INFACT Canada)
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Proposed translations

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Voeden op verzoek houdt in dat de moeder de baby voedt wanneer deze signalen geeft te willen drinken

Definition from own experience or research:
Ik was in de jaren negentig contactpersoon bij de Vereniging Borstvoeding Natuurlijk en gaf voorlichting over borstvoeding aan moeders, consultatiebureau-artsen en wijkverpleegkundigen.
Example sentences:
Voeden op verzoek houdt in dat de moeder de baby voedt wanneer deze signalen geeft te willen drinken. (Wikipedia)
Ze krijgt borstvoeding op verzoek de hele dag en nacht door en eet a la Rapley als een bootwerkertje. (Samenwerkende Borstvoedingorganisaties)
Voeden op verzoek? Dat is het advies in borstvoedingsland: 'voed op verzoek'. Of dat nu om het uur, om de twee of drie uur is, geen probleem, je voedt op verzoek van de baby. (borstvoeding.com)
Peer comment(s):

agree Iris Shalev : voeden op verzoek
169 days
agree Barend van Zadelhoff : voeden op verzoek
236 days
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