French Cross-cultural Adaptation of the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS)

NCT07620704 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: RNI 2025 BARASINSKIANSM
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 930
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Our study will consist of two parts:

• Part 1: Cross-cultural adaptation of the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS) among postpartum mothers and co-parents in France and assessment of its psychometric properties
• Part 2: Assessment of cultural representations of infant feeding practices during pregnancy. The goal of this repeated cross-sectional study is to cross-culturally adapt and evaluate the psychometric properties of the French version of the IIFAS among postpartum mothers in France. In the part 1 of the study, the main questions it aims to answer are:
• Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the French version of the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS) among postpartum mothers in France
• Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the French version of the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS) among postpartum co-parents in France Participants will be asked :
• to complete the study questionnaires, including the French version of the IIFAS questionnaire.
• to complete the French version of the IIFAS questionnaire a second time 7 days after their initial completion.
• to answer 1 to 4 questions about the infant's current feeding regimen 8 weeks after giving birth. In the part 2, the goal of this descriptive cross-sectional study is to assess cultural representations of infant feeding practices during pregnancy among pregnant women in France during the first and the third trimesters. In the part 2 of the study, the main questions it aims to answer are:
• To describe cultural perceptions of infant feeding practices among mothers in France during the first and third trimesters of pregnancy.
• To describe the cultural perceptions of infant feeding practices among co-parents in France during the first and third trimesters of pregnancy.
• To compare the cultural perceptions of infant feeding practices among mothers according to the trimester of pregnancy.
• To analyze the impact of different factors (age, education level, occupation, number of children, geographic origin, socioeconomic status, having been breastfed oneself, having personal experience with breastfeeding, plans to return to work, etc.) on mothers' cultural perceptions of infant feeding practices during the first and third trimesters of pregnancy.
• To compare co-parents' cultural perceptions of infant feeding methods according to the trimester of pregnancy.
• To analyze the impact of different factors (age, education level, occupation, number of children, geographic origin, socioeconomic status, having been breastfed oneself, having a child who was previously breastfed, etc.) on co-parents' cultural perceptions of infant feeding methods during the first and third trimesters of pregnancy.
• To compare the cultural perceptions of infant feeding practices between mothers and co-parents during the first and third trimesters of pregnancy. Participants will be asked to complete the study questionnaires, including the French version of the IIFAS questionnaire.

Conditions

Parents of Healthy Newborns; Pregnant Women and Partners

Keywords

Mother; parents; breastfeeding; infant formula; choice; social representation; Cross-cultural adaptation; validation study

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• French-IIFAS for mothers [Part 1]

  Psychometric properties (acceptability, floor effect, internal validity, internal consistency, construct validity) of the French version of the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS) among postpartum mothers in France

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• French-IIFAS scores for pregnant women [Part 2 1st trimester] [Part 2 3rd trimester]

  The item scores and total scores obtained by pregnant women at the first and third trimesters of pregnancy

  0 day

Secondary Outcomes (11)

• Change of French-IIFAS from baseline at 7 days for mothers [Part 1]

  7 days

• Predictive value of French-IIFAS among mothers [Part 1]

  0 day, 8 weeks

• French-IIFAS for co-parents [Part 1]

  0 day

• Change of French-IIFAS from baseline at 7 days for coparents [Part 1]

  0 day, 7 days

• Predictive value of French-IIFAS among coparents [Part 1]

  0 day, 8 weeks

Study Arms (3)

Part 1 : Cross-cultural adaptation

196 mothers and 196 co-parents

Part 2 : Cultural representations during 1st trimester

155 pregnant women and 155 co-parents in the first : 310 people in all

Part 2 : Cultural representations during 3rd trimester

155 pregnant women and 155 co-parents in the third trimester of pregnancy: 310 people in all

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

For part 1, Our target population will consist of new parents during their stay in the maternity ward at one of the Auvergne Perinatal Network maternity participating in the study. For part 2, our target population will be expectant parents during pregnancy who are receiving care within the Auvergne Perinatal Network. Participation by both parents is not required for this study.

You may qualify if:

• Adult women hospitalized for postpartum care in one of the 10 maternity hospitals of the Auvergne perinatal network participating in the project, and/or adult co-parents whose partner is hospitalized in one of the 10 RSPA maternity hospitals participating in the project,
• Mothers and/or co-parents of a singleton child born alive at term (≥37 weeks' gestation) and hospitalized in the maternity ward,
• Mothers and/or co-parents of a child less than 6 days old,
• Mothers and/or co-parents affiliated to a social security scheme,
• Mothers and/or co-parents capable of reading and understanding French.
• Mothers and/or co-parents of a child hospitalized outside the maternity ward,
• Mothers and/or co-parents who are adults with legal incapacity (under guardianship, conservatorship, or judicial protection),
• Mothers and/or co-parents who refuse to participate in the study,
• Mothers with a contraindication to AM and/or co-parents whose spouse has a contraindication to AM,
• Mothers and/or co-parents of a child with a medical condition or malformation that affects their feeding.
• Part 2 during 1st trimester :
• Pregnant adult women who are being cared for by healthcare professional belonging the Auvergne perinatal network and/or their co-parents of legal age, during the first trimester of pregnancy (before 16 weeks and 0 days of gestation),
• Pregnant women and/or co-parents affiliated to a social security scheme,
• Pregnant women and/or co-parents who can read and understand French.
• Pregnant women and/or co-parents in the second trimester of pregnancy (between 16 weeks 0 days and 28 weeks 6 days of gestation),

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand: lead
• Clermont Auvergne Métropole: collaborator
• Auvergne perinatal network: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

CHU de Clermont-Ferrand

Clermont-Ferrand, France, 63000, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Feeding

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Feeding Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Chloé BARASINSKI

  University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Lise LACLAUTRE

CONTACT

+33473754963; promo_interne_drci@chu-clermontferrand.fr

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Midwife, Assistant professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 27, 2026
• First Posted: June 2, 2026
• Study Start: May 27, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): January 27, 2028
• Study Completion (Estimated): January 27, 2029
• Last Updated: June 2, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Locations

FR (1)