Complementary feeding approach and choking

Enrique Llerena Santa Cruz^a, María Aparicio Rodrigo^b

^aCAP La Torrassa. L’Hospitalet de Llobregat. Barcelona. Hospital Joan XXIII. Tarragona. España.
^bPediatra. CS Entrevías. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Madrid. España.

Correspondence: E Llerena. E-mail: kikellerena@gmail.com

Reference of this article: Llerena Santa Cruz E, Aparicio Rodrigo M. Complementary feeding approach and choking . Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2025;27:427-30. https://doi.org/10.60147/15895159

Published in Internet: 10-12-2025 - Visits: 144

Abstract

Authors’ conclusions: the risk of choking does not seem to be associated with the approach to complementary feeding. Instead, it may be related to the familiarity of the baby with each texture and the parents’ understanding of the information about how to minimize the risk of choking.

Reviewers’ commentary: although the risk of choking is similar between the evaluated complementary feeding methods, the frequency of choking episodes was higher with consumption of solid foods. The heterogeneity in the definition and lack of clear distinction of choking and gagging make results somewhat unreliable.

Keywords

● Airway obstruction ● Choking ● Complementary feeding ● Introduction to solids ● Weaning

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