Maternal Perceptions of Self-Weight and Child Weight May Influence Milk Choice of Participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Table 2

Accuracy of maternal perception by weight status of self and child.

	Correct normal weight	Correct obese	Incorrect normal weight (actually obese)
	(%)	(%)	(%)
Mother’s perception of her own weight status	104 (20%)	282 (53%)	140 (26%)
Mother’s perception of child’s weight status	277 (52%)	60 (11%)	191 (36%)

Mother’s misperception: she perceives her child to be normal weight when the child is actually obese by anthropometric measurements.