Complementary food 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 food approach and choking . Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2025;27:[en prensa].

Published in Internet: 10-12-2025 - Visits: 73

Abstract

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

Reviewers´ commentary: although the risk of choking is similar between the complementary feeding methods evaluated, the number of choking episodes were more frequent with solid food consistency. The heterogeneity and lack of clear definition between choking and gagging make the results not so reliable.

Keywords

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

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