The effect of baby-led weaning and traditional complementary feeding trainings on baby development.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the risks of self-feeding, transition to early solid food and family meals, choking risk, anemia risk and obesity risk in 6-12-month-old infants who were introduced to complementary feeding using the traditional complementary feeding (TCF) and baby-led weaning (BLW) methods/training.

Design And Methods: Mothers of infants who had not yet transitioned to complementary feeding were included in this randomized study. The mothers of 62 infants included in the study were randomized into the intervention groups as TCF and BLW, classified according to the number of children and education level.