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A cross-sectional survey of infant feeding practices including video-recorded meal observations was carried out with 101 caregiver\u2013infant pairs in the Amparafaravola district, Northeast Madagascar. The objective was to quantify the porridge\/energy intake of 9\u201311-month-old children and assess its association with the caregiver\u2013infant feeding behaviours. Then, key messages for promoting responsive feeding (RF) were developed and tested through focus group discussions. The mean porridge intake was 12.8 \u00b1 7.5 g\/kg body weight (BW)\/meal, corresponding to hardly one-third of the 300 kcal recommended from complementary foods for 9\u201311-month-old children. Analysis of meal videos suggested that mothers practiced the five positive feeding behaviours (self-feeding, responsive, active, social, and distraction), and rarely the negative ones. Only 6.9% of mothers used positive RF \u201cvery frequently\u201d, although it was associated with higher intakes (p &lt; 0.05), with mean intake reaching 21 g\/kg BW. In focus groups, caregivers approved the six RF messages and related counselling cards. They suggested some modifications to improve their understanding, and counselling cards were revised accordingly. The long-term impact of RF-promoting card use on the meal intakes and the nutritional status of young children must now be assessed.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu14020361","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,16]],"date-time":"2022-01-16T20:45:21Z","timestamp":1642365921000},"page":"361","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Observation of Traditional Caregiver-Infant Feeding Behaviours and Porridge and Energy Intakes during One Meal to Define Key Messages for Promoting Responsive Feeding in the Amparafaravola District, Rural Madagascar"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Yannick","family":"Razafindratsima","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Food and Nutrition Science, University of Antananarivo, P.O. 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