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Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Nurture: Controversies and Challenges

2nd Edition 2013. Ed: V Hall Moran. Quay Books. ISBN: 978-1-85642-435-6

Nutrition in Pregnancy and Childbirth: Food for thought

2014. Eds: Lorna Davies & Ruth Deery. Routledge. ISBN: 978-0-415-53606-6

Each of these books contains a chapter on baby-led weaning, in which I explain the theoretical framework which enables BLW to be argued and supported scientifically. However, they aren't practical books, so they are probably of more use to health professionals and academics than parents.

And then there's a bunch of academic papers:

Rapley, G. (2011) ‘Baby-led weaning: transitioning to solid foods at the baby’s own pace’, Community Practitioner, 84(6): 20-23.

Rapley, G. (2011) ‘Talking about weaning’, Community Practitioner, 84(8): 40-41.

Rapley, G. (2015) ‘Baby-led weaning: The theory and evidence behind the approach’, Journal of Health Visiting, 3(3): 144-151.

Rapley, G. (2016) ‘Are puréed foods justified for infants of 6 months? What does the evidence tell us?’, Journal of Health Visiting, 4(6): 289-295.

Rapley, G. (2016) ‘Is spoon feeding justified for infants of 6 months? What does the evidence tell us?’, Journal of Health Visiting, 4(8): 414-419.

Rapley, G. (2016) ‘Starting solid foods: does the feeding method matter?’, Early Child Development and Care, DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2016.1250080.

Rapley, G. (2018) ‘Baby-led weaning: where are we now?’, Nutrition Bulletin, 43: 262–268.

Rapley, G., Forste, R., Cameron, S., Brown, A. and Wright, C. (2015) ‘Baby-Led Weaning: A New Frontier?’, Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition, 7(2): 77-85.